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One day, Kari showed you a piece of paper with a story. It was one story of "My Hand is for the Boy I Love!!" and you were instantly hooked. Will that dreamy guy hold her hand??? You asked for the next page so Kari gave you another. "My Hand is for the Boy I Love!!" again! But there was another dreamy guy, where did they all come from!? Every time a Youthie girl showed up to the village you always asked if she had another page of the story. Usually, they would just give one to you, but sometimes you had to trade. Eventually, all of the pages in the village were too old to be traded. So you decided to write your own.
This dive into MHIFTBIL changed you a bit. You used to love climbing trees and singing in the fields while toiling away on the earth. If you ever wanted to land yourself a dreamy guy, then you need to dress the part! You started dressing more elegantly, acting far more refined than what was expected of you. Bibaba and Popappy liked it because they hoped it would help you find a husband in the future.
Kari on the other hand went a different direction. Sure she was the one who showed you your first page, but she only read them casually. She preferred "Demon Swarm", a book that boys usually liked instead. While you stayed at home to write your own pages, Kari went off to the woods to swing sticks at other boys! She began acting strange, making up stories about how her Mama and Papa were killed by the demons so she's out to eradicate them from the world... even though you just saw your Auntie and Uncle a moment ago. But those are just her PHYSICAL PARENTS! Secretly, she's a goddess trapped in the body of a mortal, placed in there by her real parents to save her from the Demons before they died!
Every week or two, "lady giants" would visit your village to collect food and supplies your elders gathered at the Amber Shrine in exchange for coins. These coins were to be spent for Little Ones at the Salmon Welcoming Festival, though if you were well-behaved enough you might be given some to spend at your discretion, just as you were given one for putting on your skirt and Bubu's pants when you were five years old.
Though some of (you) may be wondering who these giants are, you already know who they were.
<span class="mu-i">They are Tallies because they're so tall, almost a foot taller than Us! Most have ears like Ours, whom We call Halfies, but some have small and narrow ears. Those with ears like Ours are Our family in blood, but those with small ears can still be Our family in Memory. Most Tallies came from the Land Above, some from across the Wide Waters.
We call these tall ladies "Fairies" because they are the helpers of the Great Mother Fairy, who watches over Us and keeps Us warm from the Eversnow Tree. The Great Mother Fairy is Our guest here in the Lingdom, but She is Our host in the seasons and the Emperor's mama. The Emperor is also a Tallie, and He is Our guest in the Lingdom, but Our host among the world.</span>
