[Hey now, none of that foul language! B| That kind of talk gets a piece of paper flicked in Marco's direction, and a very irate look...as true as those words are.]
Careful I don't cut your tongue, Mister Marco. [She puts a finger to her lips for him to shush, and goes on, lining up the cranes again.]
Arriving at the sparrow's house she began to flatter Mr. Sparrow by soft speeches. [A bow or two from the paper woman.] Of course the polite sparrow invited her into his house, but nothing but a cup of tea was offered her, and wife and daughters kept away. [She pushes the three paper cranes back slowly.] Seeing she was not going to get any good-bye gift, the brazen hussy asked for one! The sparrow then brought out and set before her two baskets, [Miyabi makes the paper boxes again, but this time...they're bigger. Or, one is. One she makes of black paper. The other is much smaller. Her eyes lid in a sway that spells trouble, and a dastardly smile spreads on her face.] one heavy...and the other light.
[She picks up the black box, and holds it out in her palm toward Marco.] Taking the heavier one without so much as saying "thank you," she carried it back with her. Then she opened it...expecting all kinds of riches...
She took off the lid... [Her smile becomes a horrible grin, as the girl begins to unfold the black paper box--and then jumps up, slamming her hands on the table, then rising them above her like a monster, her voice high and going faster and faster as she goes on the list.] --when a horrible cuttlefish rushed at her! And a horned oni snapped his tusks at her! [She gnashes her teeth, grinning.] A skeleton poked his bony fingers in her face! And finally a long, hairy serpent, with a big head and lolling tongue, [She sticks out her tongue.] sprang out and coiled around her...cracking her bones! And squeeeeezing out her breath...until she died.
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Careful I don't cut your tongue, Mister Marco. [She puts a finger to her lips for him to shush, and goes on, lining up the cranes again.]
Arriving at the sparrow's house she began to flatter Mr. Sparrow by soft speeches. [A bow or two from the paper woman.] Of course the polite sparrow invited her into his house, but nothing but a cup of tea was offered her, and wife and daughters kept away. [She pushes the three paper cranes back slowly.] Seeing she was not going to get any good-bye gift, the brazen hussy asked for one! The sparrow then brought out and set before her two baskets, [Miyabi makes the paper boxes again, but this time...they're bigger. Or, one is. One she makes of black paper. The other is much smaller. Her eyes lid in a sway that spells trouble, and a dastardly smile spreads on her face.] one heavy...and the other light.
[She picks up the black box, and holds it out in her palm toward Marco.] Taking the heavier one without so much as saying "thank you," she carried it back with her. Then she opened it...expecting all kinds of riches...
She took off the lid... [Her smile becomes a horrible grin, as the girl begins to unfold the black paper box--and then jumps up, slamming her hands on the table, then rising them above her like a monster, her voice high and going faster and faster as she goes on the list.] --when a horrible cuttlefish rushed at her! And a horned oni snapped his tusks at her! [She gnashes her teeth, grinning.] A skeleton poked his bony fingers in her face! And finally a long, hairy serpent, with a big head and lolling tongue, [She sticks out her tongue.] sprang out and coiled around her...cracking her bones! And squeeeeezing out her breath...until she died.