The Silver Locket is a creepy, sad story from Japan about a young girl whose mother dies and leaves her a piece of jewelry as a keepsake.
There was a Japanese girl named Ikumi who lost her father when she was very young. After he died, her mother was so devastated that she never remarried. The family did not have a lot of money, so Ikumi’s mother was forced to bring up her daughter alone. The poor woman had to work day and night to make ends meet and seldom had a chance to rest.
The mother sacrificed everything to earn enough money to send Ikumi to school. During the day she would wash clothes and clean houses. At night, she would sew clothes and make little trinkets to sell at the market. She wanted to make sure her daughter got a good education and wanted for nothing.
After a while, the days filled with back-breaking work and the sleepless nights started taking their toll on the mother and her health began to fail. One day, when Ikumi was in high school, her mother became seriously ill and collapsed on the floor.
The poor woman took the doctor’s advice and spent some time resting in bed. However, as soon as she felt a little bit better, she started working again. Her health got worse and worse and eventually, she was unable to get out of bed.
The mother knew that the end was near and she didn’t have long to live. While Ikumi was sitting at her bedside, her dying mother gestured to her to come close. The woman took a silver locket from beneath her pillow and placed it in Ikumi’s hand.
“Ikumi, I’m sorry,” said the mother. “From now on, you’re going to have to try and survive on your own. I know it’s going to be hard, so I want you to have this silver locket. If, one day, your life becomes intolerable and you find you can’t go on anymore, please open this locket.â€
A short time afterwards, the mother slipped into a coma and died. Ikumi cherished the silver locket and never allowed it to be parted from her. She always wore it close to her heart and the only time she ever took it off was when she took bath. Whenever anyone asked her about the silver locket, Ikumi told them the story of her mother. Everyone felt sorry for the poor girl who was now an orphan.
One day, Ikumi went to the swimming pool with her friends. When they were putting on their bathing suits in the changing room, Ikumi took off her silver locket. Her friends were very curious and asked Ikumi to open the locket and show them what was inside. Ikumi refused at first, telling them that she had never opened the silver locket. However, the girl began to think that it had been a long time since the death of her mother. Perhaps it wouldn’t hurt to take a little peek. She decided to open it.
Inside the silver locket, there was a small, folded piece of paper.
“What?” sighed Ikumi. “Is that all?”
She couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed. She took out the paper and unfolded it. Scrawled in shaky handwriting were the words, “Ikumi, Die!â€
(What do you think about this story? Do you like it? What do you think it means? Can you think of a better ending?)
I agree with you @saliq. In this anime called Puella magi Madoka Magica, it says that if you make a wish, it would come true but in return, you would have to fight. In this case, ikumi’s mother had to fight through the tough times just to get money. But doing this in so, she started to fall into despair, eventually dying and turning evil by giving ikumi that little note saying ‘die ikumi’… 😔😔😔 it’s sad really, but I’m not sure if that was exactly what you said. But like Sayaka miki said ‘balance means good and bad have to zero each other out… For all the happiness you wish for someone, someone else gets cursed with equal misery’ WAAAAH!!! IT’S SO SAAAD!! ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Did she die?
Such a lovely mother. 👩
Guys most of you are cursing the girl’s mother, but none of you realize that her mother always tried her best to take care of her daughter. Even when she got weak she still tried to work, just for her daughter. She suffered so much, so much trouble, sadness, pain, desperation, despair, knowing that things aren’t going to be good anytime soon. It breaks people and their will, guys. That women probably had felt like hell when she wrote that message, telling her most precious possession to die. I’m just commenting my opinion. No offense. :)
So then the mother wanted the daughter to die when life becomes intolerable because then she can go to heaven? I think so. And so they two can be together.
But then, how about reincarnation? Japanese people believe in that right? What would it mean for the afterlife?
Anyways, I feel very sorry for them. Her mother never deserved such a loss.
it said DIE because she opened it too soon. her mother told her to open it while she is going through tough times.
Honestly… I really like the story. Good job!!
You should be encouraging your daughter to bear it all, and be strong and live through all the bad times. but no, you’d rather her die they way you did. you’re the best mother ever! *that was meant to be read with sarcasm, if you didn’t realize*
You don’t need to end your life just because your life is getting worst.. What are the use of those people who really cares for you?? And why would a mother wanted her daughter to die ??
The ending could be more suspicious if lkumi had died and her friends would read the note- i told u too open it only when times are hard .. XD
The mother wanted her to die when life get intolerable! So that she doesn’t have to bear the hard life.
The mom wanted her daughter the die cuz I didn’t get was something bad to happen when she opened the locket???
I have questions.
1) Did her mother wrote this?
2) Is she dead now?
3) Can i go eat hamburger?
4) THIS IS WEIRD!!
5) Reply please..
Hahahaha!!!!!!! I love your poop idea!!!! 😂
How do you do the poop thing???
@Scaryforkids I think you should have made her see something so horrorific that all she could do was lay down and die. Maybe like a really big, steaming pile of 💩.
@theawesomeness You are racist,there is nothing and I mean nothing wrong with any race at all,and what do u have against Asians!!!!You are suppose to love others not hate them just because of race and ethnicity!
@xXPhantomfangwolfxX i agree suicide is never a good awnser
@theawesomeness You are very rude, ever think about somebody else who has a locket with a deep meaning and whats the matter with Asian people? NOTHING!
I dont think its creepy! dying
Is it wierd that i WANT that locket?
i refuse to read this. reason one being lockets are freaky excuses for jewlery and reason two being Japanese people. Why don’t the women ever die. Heck, Every other girl in the world is more vulerable than the Asian ones. On camp Casey in Korea, the Asians at the school dominated the rest of us at everything.
An alternative ending could be: The girl opens the locket and finds three tiny medication capsules, and a piece of paper that says ” take all at once”. What the girl didnt know was that these were VERY strong sleeping pills. Ikumi thought they were NOT very strong pain killers or mustle relaxers. Ikumi’s friends all chanted at Ikumi “Take Them” Take Them”, Take Them. Ikumi took the pills and all her friends were surprised Ikumi swallowed the medication. Later on Ikumi’s friends walked home and Ikumi went to sleep REALLY early. In the morning she didn’t wake up……
So when life gets too hard she’s saying to kill yourself? Also,when she says “IKUMI,DIE!” does she kill her or is she just telling her to die?
I have a funny ending for it: (not sure if actually funny)
As she opened the locket, she found a folded note,. As she opened it, it read “IKUMI, DIE!”. Then she accidentaly touched the edge of the paper and started bleeding. She soon died of blood loss.