The Mirror of Matsuyama (Part I)
Long ago, in the village of Matsuyama in Japan, there lived a man, his wife, and their little daughter. One day, the woman became very ill.
She called her daughter and said, "I want you to take good care of your father, for he is a good man. And here is something for you.
Take this mirror. Whenever you are sad and lonely, you can look in it and you will see my face. You will see me as I was when I was young." Then she died.
The young girl missed her mother greatly. Eventually her father married again, but his new wife was very jealous and hated the young girl.
When the new wife saw the girl looking in the mirror, she said to her husband, "Your daughter is trying to kill me. She is using evil magic."