I was surprised at how tall the woman was. I wondered if she was wearing stilts or some sort of huge high heeled shoes. Then, a split second later, she walked off and the strange noise disappeared with her, fading into the distance.
Bewildered, I got up and wandered back into the house. My grandparents were in the kitchen drinking tea. I sat down at the table and, after a while, I told my grandparents what I had seen. They weren't really paying attention to me, until I mentioned that distinctive sound.
"Po... Po... Po... Po... Po... Po... Po..."
As soon as I said that, both of them suddenly froze. Grandma's eyes grew wide and she covered her mouth with her hand. Grandpa's face became very serious and he grabbed me by the arm.
"This is very important," he said, in an intense voice. "You must tell us exactly... How tall was she?"
"As tall as the garden hedge," I replied, beginning to get scared.
My grandfather bombarded me with questions... "Where was she standing? When did this happen? What did you do? Did she see you?"
I tried to answer all his questions as best I could. He suddenly rushed out to the hallway and made a phonecall. I couldn't hear what he was saying. I looked over at my Grandma and she was trembling.
Grandpa came barging back into the room and spoke to my grandmother.
"I've got to go out for a while," he said. "You stay here with the child. Don't take your eyes off him for a second."
"What's going on, Grandpa?" I cried.
He looked at me with a sad expression in his eyes and said, "You've been liked by Hachishakusama."
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"Eight feet tall"
HorrorEight Feet Tall is a legend about a tall woman who abducts children. She is 8ft tall, wears a long white dress and makes a sound like "Po... Po... Po... Po... Po..."
