If you hear a woman crying in the dark night, run. Ghosts, we’ve all heard about them and some of us are terrified by them. Ghosts are spirits roaming the earth after their original bodies have died. The first ever recorded ghost story was in the first century. Pliny the Younger heard strange noises like chains rattling and a faint image of a man with a long beard. One of the most famous stories is the hispanic tales of La Llorona.
La leyenda de la llorona, a famous story between hispanics is one that has kept children safe for years. There are many different versions of this story, as it’s been told throughout generations. Here’s a version many people thought was accurate. “Long years ago in a humble little village there lived a fine looking…show more content… When he came to her house in the evening to play his guitar and serenade her, she wouldn't even come to the window. She refused all his costly gifts. The young man fell for her tricks. "That haughty girl, Maria, Maria! " he said to himself. "I know I can win her heart. I swear I'll marry that girl."
And so everything turned out as Maria planned. Before long, she and the ranchero became engaged and soon they were married. At first, things were fine. They had two children and they seemed to be a happy family together. But after a few years, the ranchero went back to the wild life of the prairies. He would leave town and be gone for months at a time. And when he returned home, it was only to visit his children. He seemed to care nothing for the beautiful Maria. He even talked of setting Maria aside and marrying a woman of his own wealthy class.
As proud as Maria was, of course she became very angry with the ranchero. She also began to feel anger toward her children, because he paid attention to them, but just ignored her.
One evening, as Maria was strolling with her two children on the shady pathway near the river, the ranchero came by in a carriage. An elegant lady sat on the seat beside him. He stopped and spoke to his children, but he didn't even look at Maria. He whipped the horses on up the
