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知っている方も多い、ブラッディーメアリーの都市伝説です。

夜中に鏡をみながら、「ブラッディーメアリー」と3回言うと、、、

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Urban Legend Series: FIFTH CUT

Legend: BLOODY MARY

The original story was that an unmarried woman would look into a mirror and after saying a chant, she would see the face of either her future husband or a skull, which meant she was going to die before getting married.  This story originated in the 1800’s but over time it evolved into a much more different story.  Now the story goes, if you say the phrase “bloody mary” 3 times while staring at your bathroom mirror, the ghost of a vengeful woman, Mary, will appear, come out of the mirror, and kill you.

Story: 

A young woman named Jessabelle lived alone in a small New York city apartment.  The year was 1945, the war had just ended a month ago and Jessabelle was hoping to meet and marry a strong handsome soldier, particularly one that had just returned home from overseas.  

All of her girlfriends had already been married and she was the last one in her group of friends.  She would go out every weekend hoping to meet her future husband but she didn’t have much luck.  The people she seemed to meet weren’t the military men she had been dreaming of but rather typical street guys with no jobs or goals.  

Then one night as she was walking home she noticed a small fortune-telling shop.  Outside was a sign that read “Worried about money, love, the future? Come in and have your answers revealed!” She hesitantly entered the shop and saw the most beautiful and vibrant woman she had ever seen in her life.  “Hello my dear.  What troubles you?” the woman asked Jessabelle.  “Well, it’s a bit embarrassing, but I’m already 22 and I haven’t been able to meet a man to marry.  How about you?” Jessabelle continued,  “You look so young and beautiful but I see you don’t have a wedding ring.  Are you not married?” she asked.  The beautiful woman responded, “Thank you my dear I am actually 50 but not having the stress of a man in my life is what keeps me so young, but don’t mind that.  I will help you to find a man to marry.” 

The woman then told Jessabelle about an old wives tale, called “Mary”.  She told her about a magic spell; that night when she got home, to turn off all the lights and look into the mirror and say “Bloody Mary” three times; and after doing so, the face of her future husband would be shown.  

Jessabelle thanked the woman, paid her for her advice and went home.  Although skeptical, once she got home, Jessabelle did exactly what the woman told her to do.  She turned off all the light and looked in the mirror and chanted “Bloody Mary” three times.  There was a moment of silence.  “I knew it wouldn’t work.  I wasted my money on that crazy lady” Jessabelle sighed.  Then as quick as a flash of lightning, A silhouette of a woman appeared in the mirror, reached out her hand and slashed Jessabelles throat, quickly killing her.  The silhouette in the mirror gradually became clear, it was the woman from the shop, except this time she looked to be even younger and more beautiful.  “Ah! I love it! I feel 22 years younger… but such a shame about her.  Why are young women so naive!?  People don’t realize the thing about spells; sometimes it’s more of a sacrifice”.  The woman in the mirror then disappeared, leaving Jessabelles dead, lifeless body on the floor.

Vocabulary:

Chant – 歌 この場合は呼び出すためのセリフ

To evolve – 進化する・発達する

To stare – じっとみる・見つめる

Vengeful – 復讐の

Particularly – 特に

Fortune-telling – 占い

Hesitantly – ためらいながら

Vibrant – 活気に満ちた・鮮やかな

Old Wives Tale – (老婆の話すような)馬鹿げた話

Spell – 呪文

Lightning – 雷光

Silhouette – シルエット

To slash – 切り裂く

Gradually – だんだん

Naive – 世間知らずの・単純な

Sacrifice – 犠牲・いけにえ