The Heavy Basket
The Sparrow of the Weighted Basket
The big one? The small one? ...greed always shows itself honestly.
By Katsuki Mitsumori
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The spirit of the sparrow who, even after its tongue was cut out, never forgot a kindness and let the old man choose between a large basket and a small one. The modest old man chose the small basket and found treasure; his greedy wife chose the large one and was buried in monsters. She appears the moment a person's greed stirs with 'which one's the better deal,' quietly holding out two baskets. The way you reach for one reveals your greed in vivid detail. With her small, bandaged beak, she quietly tests someone's true nature again today.
Relationships with other curses
With The Lump Taker, the old man whose lump was taken, she's a fellow folktale about greed and gain and loss. She makes a slightly complicated face at the 'what a waste' of the gleaner The Gleaners.
How to deal with this curse
The Heavy Basket embodies the everyday frustration of "folk tales." Bottled-up feelings only grow heavier. The moment you feel it, give it a name and write it out — that is the quickest way to make it lighter. Noroi Nikki is a place to write journal entries that are not public to other users.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Q.What is The Heavy Basket?
The Heavy Basket is a N-rarity yokai in the "Noroppi Zukan" of the emotional journaling app Noroi Nikki, in the "Folk tales" category, also known as "The Sparrow of the Weighted Basket." The spirit of the sparrow who, even after its tongue was cut out, never forgot a kindness and let the old man choose between a large basket and a small one. The modest old man chose the small basket and found treasure; his greedy wife chose the large one and was buried in monsters. She appears the moment a person's greed stirs with 'which one's the better deal,' quietly holding out two baskets. The way you reach for one reveals your greed in vivid detail. With her small, bandaged beak, she quietly tests someone's true nature again today.
Q.How do you deal with The Heavy Basket?
When you feel the kind of frustration The Heavy Basket represents, it helps to name that feeling and write it out. With Noroi Nikki you can vent it privately and quietly let it go.
About the author
Katsuki Mitsumori三森 捷暉
CEO, SURISUTA K.K. / Operator of Doya Marke AI
Runs Doya Marke AI, a suite of practical AI services spanning content, ads, sales and HR, and hosts the YouTube channel 'SaaS wa Shinimasshen.' Creator and developer of Noroi Nikki, an app for writing out and letting go of emotions.
This article explains folklore, language and culture. It is not medical, legal or religious advice. Traditions are introduced as culture, not as instructions to harm anyone. Claims without a source are marked as popular belief.
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