Manos besa el hombre que quisiera ver quemadas. This saying is about servants who loathe their masters. But if we are talking about kissing hands, we have always been partial to rings. The young man is at the service of a child. They used to be brothers, but that relationship came to an […]
GENIES KISS RINGS WITH THEIR LAST OUNCE OF BROTHERLY LOVE. Read More »
ORIGIN: The Brush wished us happy birthday! It even blew out the candles for us. Where did all the warmth go? Silly us, lizards and nightmares have cold blood running through their veins. It was an invitation. It wouldn’t be a party without guests! Happy birthday! Blow out a candle and make a wish.
CANDLES, WISHES AND COLD-BLOODED CREATURES. Read More »
ORIGIN: That hand was holding a pair of lungs so halfheartedly that we couldn’t resist. The wishbone was right there. For the taking. What would you have done? Not unlike birds, breaths aren’t meant to be kept in a cage. Lungs might come with a wishbone of their own, but they are used to working
ORIGIN: Moles are blind, they have big hands. In this world there are myriad things better left unseen. Parents try their best, but children can’t help peeking through fingers. Anyway, that’s where we got our inspiration. The Hand tried to protect you. From everything that cannot be unseen and, slowly but surely, eats the stars
PEEKING THROUGH FINGERS, OR THE UNHAPPY MOLE. Read More »
This time we have chosen 3 words that end in the same consonant. We have chosen them because their initial consonants are family, and their vowels span a whole world. We have a bear (곰) whose vowel points at the sky. A dream (꿈) whose vowel points at the sea. And a height (큼) whose
MOUNTAINTOP WISHES AND SEA DREAMS. Read More »
ORIGINS: The snake had its mouth wide open and we caught a glimpse of someone praying right there, under its fangs, with the snake’s tongue sticking out of their hands. Most days I can’t tell the difference between wishing and praying. It just feels like more of the same helplessness. I try to tell myself
Prayers in the mouths of snakes. Read More »
ORIGINS: It’s small, but it’s there. In the original series, the swan-handed girl in the seventh character’s prop has an anemone that looks like a lion in her hair. And since we didn’t want our lion to feel lonely, we decided to add dandelions to the mix. I am tired of being a dandelion, and
Dandelions and sea anemones. Read More »
Every soul has a price. And these are the things these children would buy with their soul’s coins.
Our wishing well doesn’t accept any more coins. In order to obtain their heart’s wish these children must sacrifice something warmer, something more meaningful.
In the depths of the forest trees aren’t alone. There are birds. There are hearts. And it is well known that every heart holds wishes. Just like every tree has its birds. Beware of those wishes.