La llorona

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Storytelling and Cultures The legend of the Crying Woman “La llorona”   Gladys Gahona September 5, 2009

The Legend of the Crying Woman(La llorona) : 

The Legend of the Crying Woman(La llorona)

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Cihuacoatl Citlalinicue Snake woman in a skirt of stars

La Malinche and Hernán Cortés : 

La Malinche and Hernán Cortés

…she pulls out a dagger, stabs her babies in the heart and drops their lifeless bodies into the water : 

…she pulls out a dagger, stabs her babies in the heart and drops their lifeless bodies into the water

…she murders her children, thus being condemned to look for them through eternal darkness. : 

…she murders her children, thus being condemned to look for them through eternal darkness.

They say that she can’t be killed and that once you’ve seen her, she’s seen you. : 

They say that she can’t be killed and that once you’ve seen her, she’s seen you.

… pray : 

… pray

Thank you : 

Thank you