Princess Kaguya
In short: The Japanese heroine discovered in a bamboo stalk and linked to the Moon.
Character
How does it work in the tale?
She asks her suitors to find elusive objects. For the family that raises her, the final trial is accepting her return to the Moon.
What does Kaguya leave behind?
In Ozaki’s English telling, Kaguya prepares to return to the Moon and leaves the emperor a letter and the elixir of life. He sends the elixir to a mountaintop with the letter instead of drinking it. The closing scene shifts attention from gifts sought for Kaguya to the gift she leaves behind.