FOLKLORE FIELD GUIDE — Episode 1

In Japan, travelers were once warned that some rivers, that some rivers belong to something other than men This was the KAPPA said to haunt waterways Some were mischievous Some were deadly But one detail mattered most The water in the dish atop its head was the source of its strength Yet this creature is bound by an absolute code of ancient courtesy Once its vessel spills, its supernatural power vanishes instantly So should you encounter a stranger by the riverbank, and you're not a particularly good swimmer, remember your manners They may save your life