The legend originated in Japan, where sightings of a creature in rice fields or out at sea are reported. This being is described as humanoid and white, being the only thing that can be said about its appearance. After all, it can only be seen from a distance, and everyone who has seen it clearly has either gone insane or died.
Legends and folklore have existed from primitive societies to the present day. They arise from small concerns or facts that need an explanation for that people. An example of a modern urban legend is KuneKune.
There are several factors that may suggest the reports. Such as Japanese fields having scary scarecrows, which end up generating other stories. Another possibility is dehydration and sunstroke that can result from hotter days.
Curiosity: Kunekune is also a small breed of domestic pig from New Zealand. They are hairy, chubby, and usually have whiskers. They can be black and white like a dalmatian, ginger, cream, black, and brown.
The Legend of KuneKune
The reports have many modifications. The time varies, it can be during lunch or at night. They usually start in a green field or in a sea with a different breeze in the air (sometimes it is cold or even warm) felt with shivers.
After the event comes the sighting of a thick white mist, which slowly dissipates. In the distance, a person dressed in white is seen moving strangely. It is not possible to visualize the physical characteristics and gender, only the elongated and slender form of a white bipedal being.
When observed more closely, it can be seen that it is twisting and bending from right to left and from left to right. The movements are impressive, forming incredible angles, and the way it maneuvers its entire body is impossible for human limbs.
Observing the KuneKune
When looking directly at the strange organism with binoculars or getting close, they send a message to another person who almost met the same fate.
- “You must not see…;
- “Run for your life…”
Then the observer pales and begins to react with movements similar to those of the mysterious individual. Upon hearing the message, the victim’s partner does not look at the entity and runs home.
Since by ignoring that strange organism, they were spared the sad fate of their companion (relative or friend, depending on the variations of the stories).
Upon arriving home, they ask for help from someone who explains that that existence is KuneKune and that they narrowly escaped becoming the next victim.
At the end of the story, macabre and hysterical laughter of the victim is added along with the certainty of institutionalization in mental health facilities for the rest of their life. What did you think of this Japanese legend? Will you face it?
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