//Complete// Collection of unique short stories with beautiful art. Ch. 1 Hana no Mori no Majo-san/Witch of the Flower Forest - #Mute Character - //Moral Tale// Story of an old lady who lives alone in the woods and has long been rumoured by the villagers to be an evil witch. Two siblings, determined to discover the truth, decide to visit her little cottage... -» Such a nice, sweet granny! I found this story delightful to read, full of soothing elements: her cozy cottage with all the herbs, the lovely cats, the adorable kids, the tea and that delicious tart...everything was really nice! ｡^‿^｡ Ch. 2 Tsukiyo no Toratsugumi - [From T/N] Toratsugumi/Scaly thrush: a bird that sings at night. Their thin, whistle-like singing is considered ceepy by some, which led to people in Japan referring to them as Nue (a kind of japanese apparition/youkai), in the past. Ch. 3 Suimen no Kawasemi - [From T/N] Kawasemi/Kingfishers: beautiful, emerald winged birds. They live by mountains streams, waiting on tree branches or rocks, and dive into the stream to catch fish. Ch. 4 Bucchoudzura no Bunny/The Unsmiling Bunny - Funny episode of 4 men drinking at a pub: they had noticed that one of the waitresses that has already been working there for a year had never smiled once in front of the customers, so they think about strategies to make her laugh... -» Sweet ending scene~ (p. 26: reference to Tsuki no Usagi/Moon Rabbit from asian folklore https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbit - https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/moon-rabbit) Ch. 5 Faraway Phan Thiet - A young boy finds out his crush (Older Female) is going back to Phan Thiet in Vietnam and asks his teacher about what kind of place it is... -» He'll probably fly to Phan Thiet not too far in the future, all grown-up and determined to find her! (๑•ㅂ•)و✧ Ch. 6-7 Story Teller Story (Story: 01 Elisa; Story: 02 Nancy) - Two stories in which the protagonist somehow goes to find a certain Ed Hughes, a mysteryous storyteller who gives well-meaning advice on telling lies... -» In the second story, we can consider that as GL subtext, right? ♡ Anyway, I found both stories interesting. Ch. 8 Neko to Pancake - The story opens on a daily life scene of a widower preparing pancakes to eat while drinking coffee and reading the newspaper, but right when he's about to enjoy his meal, comes someone through the window and steals the pancakes! xD -» Heart-warming slice of life~
