Series 02: Masks of the Autumn Fair
Kamaro
the ribbon-cutting weasel
Every year the elders stretch a red ribbon across the fair gate and wait. A gust goes by, the ribbon falls in two, and the fair is open.
That gust is Kamaro. Long ago his kind carried sickles on the wind; he swapped his for a pair of spring scissors, and wears a crow mask so nobody recognises him afterwards.
Drawn from the kamaitachi of Japanese folklore, which is in the public domain. Kamaro's design, name and story are original to HOKORA. How we keep designs original
