In 1918, a boy from Japan bought a doll for his little sister, Okiku. She named the doll after herself and took it everywhere, to bed, to meals, even to the market. But one winter, Okiku got sick and never recovered. She died at just 3 years old. Heartbroken, the family placed her beloved doll on a home shelf [music] to remember her. But soon, something strange happened. The doll's hair, originally cut short, began to grow. [music] At first, it reached the shoulders, then the waist. They trimmed it, but it kept growing. One night, the mother claimed she heard soft footsteps near that shell. Another time, the lights flickered when someone tried to move the doll. The [music] family became convinced their daughter's spirit was inside it. Eventually, they entrusted it to Managi [music] Temple, where monks agreed to take care of. Visitors began reporting odd chills or [music] hearing someone whisper their name when alone, and the hair still grows even now. Over a hundred years later, the monks say they still trim it. And last year, one of them swore it smiled, [music] its eyes still wide.
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