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"LA LLORONA"- CRYING WOMAN.
LEGEND HAS IT THAT THIS WOMAN KILLED HER CHILDREN AND THEN THREW
THEM INTO THE RIVER. SHE REPENTED AND THE STORY SAYS SHE NOW
SEARCHES ALONG THE RIVER FOR HER CHILDREN. SOUNDS CAN BE HEARD
WHICH ARE THOSE OF THE WOMAN IN TEARS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Outlaw Criminal Bandit Pirate |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
