La Llorona, Malinche, In 1800 there was, in Span, a Spaniard, who would vista woman often without ‘marrying he. His family did ot approve. He saw her frequent but never mared hex He fathered child born ofthis woman. ‘When the child turned four yeas ol, the father was o matey anor, Dons ‘Ans. When the father named the woman he was going to mary, the mothe a ‘nounced he could ne, because she was his rst love and chad fathered a child who was four years old. The massage was encclled, The mothe took er son and wet home, "Thefathe then wanted o tke the cil from the mother. He beliended aman sho was a close fiend ofthe mother Ie killed him, the fend ofthe mothe. The ‘mothe ater became knows a the Llorons, When the mother found ou the father ‘ad lledhe fiend, she oo wanted til, because she had not een asked to mary the Spaniard the fathee. She thea took he son, and struck hi, an lit is throat, Kring him. She truck his litle heat. She thea ton him by the fet and showed ¢ to her lver, the father, and sud, “Here is your son. Do you want take him nw?" “The father tore the door dowa, meaning to enter and kl her but when he ex tered she had already killed erslé. (The story ofthe Llorona, that involves a tng, ‘Thang, whoever wears, shal kil) Then the dead womas's soul broke ou ofthe body andi eft through the Bedroom window, dressed ina white gown. The soul ‘sated to scream, aif paying for what she woman had dove. Then, the maid took the rng from the dead woman's finger The body was «empy for her soul was paying fr her ations (To this ay shes paying in the name ‘ofthe Llorona} The mad put on thistng then gave ito er daughter, whose name anno remember, "ler daphtcr wae ithe maid ad are for She pave the ing oe, hese she oved her. Ths il later became kaown asthe Malice She had thee children ‘thom she loved. She drowned dhe fist chil in the iver and threw the buy away. She had another child snd threw him nthe iver. She ad stil another ane sod dd "spat clbsnton bought boot mite stm, dishing and waling re he oo ‘Bop scrotal withthe er cident hen Samp i er ‘Ras aay ofthe Tah Mate Tat, ye The wry tl ew nel Wy io wndl at Ane commenced ame Pec Tein her eral, empey exept for fine *See het Ee wel in mice’ Laer se would 1 ‘TheDeil Woman + 1259 ‘he same. She heard a voice telling her that hr fist child had become a doctor, that, her second child had become pret and tha the thi chi had become a lnwye. “The woman, when the rsine wold fall and the river would overflow, would xy ou, even after she had died, she would ery out, “Ohhh, my children. Where arethey?™ ‘When this woman was on her deathbed and death was near, hee sou ether body crying ou. Then, another woman took tering from the dead women's fing: She was later knows s Unaithl Mara She crept clos tothe body and whispered, *Now you are dead. Fm aking this ing and we'll ae what things do “This woman dd not think good thoughts, but evil thoughts. A man appeared to ‘ex and sad, “Ifyou do this, Twill make you benutifl.” The woman tok the ing snd put it on her finger She had thre children and she killed them all, asthe el ‘pit hed instraced er head tamed into that of horse. When she woud cry she would ry aloud snd ax srl a an ambulance. When she would cry faraway, she would sound very fear When people would turn around to stare ater, whichever way they had ‘turned ther twisted necks would stay that way unt aheaer could eure him. One of her fect was that ofa horse, and one was tht ofa chicken. Those were the fet of naif Mari. This arte back in 1800 and i il poing on today in Meco. ‘My prandparets old me thi tory. Then my steplather Thea my grandmother, ‘ny father mothe, old me this tory ofthe Lloroaa who was the fs. My mother told nee second story ofthe Manche. My stepfather told me about the thied. My steplather turned and looked a er and twisted his neck. His neck remained twisted for thee years unt «healer could cure him. His name was Rosendo Gonzales, ny steplither Thy alld pase made of on it ek her ad vite ithckng 1 the Llorona, Then they bandaged his neck which was covered with «beaten eg “He wore that bandage for six or twelve days so he could once again move his neck, ‘bcatite he had wise ooking atthe Liorona wp ‘The Devil Woman' “My mothers cousin, Manel Natividad, ence ta the Dei. This wasn the od days ‘when people lied far fom town and rode horseback. Manoel went o town every Swturday night and weat roa dance. He ws tobe maried one Sunday, but tha at tray night he got ready to po othe dance as usual His parents and his sweeeart, told him it was bad luck to go toa dance onthe night Before his wedding, bathe Inhed at them and rode off o town, "This simpler and moe con yf cate and een deat deep bln ‘il aan revenge yong out the myo ely ne the porte ‘Sime showy he cmt to wlich "The ofthe poe of wen Thin syn ven ‘et The We hy te Sly Hoa1284 + Ey Nineeeth Cotas 180-1865 Ashe was riding slong inthe dim mooaligh, he sewage walking toward tm He mopped his horse and asked her where she was going “Tim going tothe dance in town,” the vld him. "Why don't you lt me debe. bind you? its long way ro walk.” Well, I don't know.” Mantel aid “Tim going ro get maried tomorrow and if ny sweetheart hears about it, she might call off he wedding” “Oh: itl be all git” dhe gi tld him, Tl get offbefore we get there and ‘body wl ow that Trode with you” ‘So Manuel pulled her up behind him. She loked like avery prety gil, Under the shew she wore aver her ead he could se that her hair was long and way. She [bed long polihed fingeral ‘When they were almort to towa, the itl aked him fora cigarette and gave herone. "Wel ight for me, cupid" she sid ‘Whes hehe the match tolight her igre, he sew er face clea forthe fit time, Ir was the hideous face ofthe Devil He sccared and tried to Jump of his Forse but she clawed at him with her long nals and toe the shir from hs back. "His fends found him the next day. He almost died from the terible caving “Bveryone knew tha the Devil ad ome for him because he hada listened 0 his ld [pretend his grectear, In face, his sweetheart did call off che wedding and Nanuel never marved. "Whea he was an old man he would tell shi story ois eiends, "Tow theres Devi" he would sy. “IE anyone does aot bbeve in these things, then lt him sk atthe scar on my back” "The seas were lar and deep, My eter sw chem severl dimes before Manuel died 89