The Weeping Woman: Encounters with La LloronaEdward Garcia Kraul, Judith Beatty |
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... telling me this story because she didn't want me going into that cemetery or any other cemetery , for that matter . She needn't have worried ! There's more to the story , though . La Llorona had quite a reputation in those days - people ...
... telling me this story because she didn't want me going into that cemetery or any other cemetery , for that matter . She needn't have worried ! There's more to the story , though . La Llorona had quite a reputation in those days - people ...
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... tell me La Llorona dressed like a witch . When I was very small , we owned the house that is now called St. Joseph Hall , where they have meetings . Owls used to gather on the roof , sometimes ten at a time . My dad used to say they ...
... tell me La Llorona dressed like a witch . When I was very small , we owned the house that is now called St. Joseph Hall , where they have meetings . Owls used to gather on the roof , sometimes ten at a time . My dad used to say they ...
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... tell when she was coming for me . She also would tell me that if I didn't stop crying and go to sleep , the Llorona would know where I was . Needless to say , it worked every time . All this was told to me in Spanish as my grandma didn ...
... tell when she was coming for me . She also would tell me that if I didn't stop crying and go to sleep , the Llorona would know where I was . Needless to say , it worked every time . All this was told to me in Spanish as my grandma didn ...
Contents
Lassoing La Llorona | 13 |
The Horse That Left No Tracks | 26 |
The Man Who Wouldnt Go to Church | 67 |
Copyright | |
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