The yamamba who ate mum and brother… Japan’s Red Riding Hood, ‘Tendo-san’s golden chain,’ is too frightening
Everyone knows the Grimm's fairy tale ‘Little Red Riding Hood.’ A girl visiting her grandmother is eaten by a wolf disguised as her grandmother, but she's rescued by a passing huntsman, and the wolf is ultimately punished. It's a familiar story.
In fact, Japan has a very similar tale, titled ‘Tendo-san's Golden Chain.’ However, instead of a wolf, it features a Yamamba (山姥, a mountain hag) with hairy hands entwined with plants. What's more, she's incredibly gluttonous, and she eats more than just one person. There's no kind huntsman who appears, and the dead aren't brought back to life. And the ending...
