The Lady in Red Is Nicer Than the Lady in White

The naripon are the macalipon, a type of tree in buddhist mythology that grows fruit shaped like young women. They sprout from their heads and grow from there. And this tree grows in the mythical forest at the himapon, where local men cut them off and eat them. In one version of the tale, the buddhist god indra had a home at the edge of the forest with his wife,. vesentara and their two children. Vesentara couldn't enter the forest without being in danger of horrifying male creatures.