This story, also called Hebi Onna, is about the legend of the Snake-Woman. It is divided into 3 parts. 
1-5. Mama ga Kowai (ママがこわい) 
Yumiko's mother is hospitalized. But after being discharged, the mother is acting strange, she quickly reveals to be the Snake-Woman, and she wants to devor the poor Yumiko! 
6-14. Madara no Shoujo (まだらの少女) 
To recover from the events with the Snake-Woman, Yumiko is sent into the mountains to visit her cousin Kyouko. But at her arrival at the village, the people are afraid of Yumiko, saying that she is the Snake-Woman! 
15-29. Hebi Shoujo (へび少女) 
(This is the origin story of the Snake-Woman, and also the fourth installment of the Yamabiko Shimai series.) 
Youko is a friend of Satsuki and Kanna. Her family is cursed since the time her grand-father injured a snake guardian spirit. After Youko's last relative is killed by a giant snake, a strange woman from a neighbor village adopts her, but somehow, Satsuki is worried about her friend.

Anthology containing Kazuo Umezu's short works from his kashihon period. Includes Kitsune ga Kureta Ki no Happa, the third installment of the Yamabiko Shimai series. 
1-2. Hana Kitsune (ハナ狐); Niji #12-13, 1960 
3. Yama no Hosomichi: Kuriko no Tegami (山の細道―栗子の手紙); Niji #33, 1962 
4. Tsukimisou no Shoujo (月見草の少女); Hana #19, 1960 
5. Furuki Taiboku wo Aisu (古き大木を愛す); Hana #18, 1960 
6. Miyamazakura (深山ざくら); Kaidan #59, 1963 
7. Menashi Jizou (目なし地蔵); Kaidan #72, 1964 
8-10. Kitsune ga Kureta Ki no Happa (狐がくれた木のはっぱ); Hana #10-12, 1965-1966

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