A Shibari Folk Tale

My name is David, and I’m a scholar. My speciality are folk tales and legends. I found a Shibari folk tale, and I would like to share it here:

“This is the story of the boy Kinoko (mushroom). He had that nickname because he was very short. Kinoko’s mother, Yuri (lily), was a young widow, for Kinoko’s father had died in the battlefield. Yuri was very beautiful, but she would dismiss all the men interested in her because the love for Kinoko’s father still burned within her.

Ken (sword), a ruthless soldier, had a strong desire for Yuri. A black passion burned inside of him. Many villagers thought that he had killed Yuri’s husband in order to possess his wife. But no one dared say a word, because they feared Ken. He wanted to take Yuri to his bed, but she rejected him. This rejection made him very angry.

Yuri’s harvest got mysteriously ruined overnight. So, she found herself in a terrible financial situation. Ken agreed to pay all her debts. However,in exchange, he demanded that Yuri allow herself to be tied by him. Thus, Ken came frequently to the house to tie Yuri. Then, he would excite himself and throw his liquor over Yuri’s body. He didn’t possess her because he didn’t want to have her unwillingly. 

Kinoko used to watch how Ken tied his mother. And he would get very angry about it. But his mother would beg him not to show his anger, for they would die of hunger if Ken didn’t help them.

Many years later, Kinoko had become captain Kinoko. Even though he was still very short, he was highly respected, because he was a brave soldier. One night, captain Kinoko broke the door of the house of an old blind man. Then, he tied the old man, making him suffer the friction of the ropes. Finally, he let him hanging upside down. When the old man was almost dead, he said: “This is Kinoko’s revenge, for I am not a mushroom anymore, and I can take revenge”. Then he cut the ropes and the blind man fell to the floor and died”.

This is, definitely, a Shibari folk tale.