The Ame-onna (Rain Woman) is a female spirit that snatches infants from their mothers to relentlessly continue the curse.
A woman becomes an Ame-onna when her baby is stolen from her. Driven mad by grief, the woman is turned into this distraught spirit.
On rainy days, it's said that an Ame-onna can be seen looking bedraggled, soaked, and animal-like, licking the rain water off of her limbs. Carrying a large black bag, she seeks out infants to carry off with her. If she hears a baby crying in your home, she will even sneak in to carry it away.
The baby then potentially becomes another Ame-onna, and the mother is also in danger of being transformed.
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Urban Legends, Vol. 1: Japanese Urban Legends
Short StoryA collection of urban legends. Stories are not mine.
