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The human-faced tree: According to Yokai Attack: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt (published by Kodansha, 2008 pp. 114-117) this tree grows to a height of 6 to 35 feet. It is extremely rare and grows mainly in mountainous valleys. Its fruit takes the form of human heads which can speak either singly or as a chorus. If they aren't talking they giggle. The fruit is said to have a somewhat citric, tangy flavor, but as the authors of Yokai Attack muse "...we wonder what kind of person would bite into the head of a tiny human..." They offer no threat and actually are rather gentle. In fact, they are so easily amused that sometimes they laugh themselves right off the tree. ¶ Their lore may have reached Japan from China having originated in India and Persia. First mentioned in Japanese literature in 1712 in the Wakan Sansaizue (和漢三才図会 or わかんさんさいずえ). It may even be related to the Waqwaq tree of Arabian Nights fame where the fruit were said to bear a great resemblance to human faces.

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Дерево "С человеческим лицом" : Как сказано в "Yokai Attack: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide " авторов Hiroko Yoda и Matt Alt,это дерево растёт в высоту от 6 до 36 футов.Оно редчайшее и растёт в основном в горных долинах.Его плоды имеют форму человеческих голов,которые могут разговаривать как по одной,так и все вместе,хором.Если они не разговаривают,то хихикают.Говорят,что плод имеет цитрусовый,острый вкус...
Первое упоминание в японской литературе - в 1712г. в Wakan Sansaizue.Может даже иметь отношение к дереву Waqwaq из "Тысячи и одной ночи" ,известному своими плодами,имевшими большое сходство с человеческими лицами.

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