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Star WomanAuthor: Suzuki Miekichi
| Original Title | 星の女 |
|---|---|
| Author | 鈴木 三重吉 |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a celestial realm, three ethereal sisters yearn to experience Earth’s beauty, captivated by a forest spring shimmering under moonlight. Guided by the enigmatic Moon Lady, they descend via a spider’s thread woven by the Spider King. While bathing in the spring’s enchanted waters, a young hunter steals the youngest sister’s star-forged robe, binding her to the mortal world. Reluctantly, she becomes his bride, bearing children and weaving a life tinged with earthly joys and unyielding homesickness. \nAs years pass, her celestial kin beckon her return through haunting songs, exploiting her children’s innocence to reclaim her stolen robe. Torn between maternal love and celestial longing, she navigates clandestine visits under moonlit skies, each departure fracturing her family further. Her eldest son, burdened by guilt and loyalty, grapples with fragmented truths as his mother’s absences grow longer. \nWhispers of spider threads and ruby-adorned robes linger, blurring the boundaries between duty and desire. When tragedy strikes, a bittersweet reunion under starlit heavens offers fleeting solace, leaving echoes of splashing water and distant lullabies in the forest—a testament to love’s enduring pull across realms. |
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