Her Ribbon
"There is an old folktale I came across constantly as a child. A man becomes infatuated with a striking woman who wears a red velvet ribbon around her neck. He pursues her devoutly and she agrees to marry him, but cautions him that he must never question why she wears the ribbon. He agrees, because he would agree to anything to be with her. But his curiosity begins to consume him. And one night, when they are sleeping together in bed, as he stares at her fragile beauty in the moonlight, he is overcome with the impulse to break his promise. He reaches out and tugs at the tie, loosening the fabric until it pulls away from her skin. You already know what happens. As the velvet unwinds, her head falls off."