Bloody Mary

excerpted from Spooky Pennsylvania

retold by S.E. Schlosser
She lived deep in the forest in a tiny cottage and sold herbal remedies for a living. Folks living in the town nearby called her Bloody Mary, and said she was a witch. None dared cross the old crone for fear that their cows would go dry, their food-stores rot away before winter, their children take sick of fever, or any number of terrible things that an angry witch could do to her neighbors. Then the little girls in the village began to disappear, one by one. No one could find out where they had gone. Grief-stricken families searched the woods, the local buildings, and all the houses and barns, but there was no sign of the missing girls. A few brave souls even went to Bloody Mary's home in the woods to see if the witch had taken the girls, but she denied any knowledge of the disappearances. Still, it was noted that her haggard appearance had changed. She looked younger, more attractive. The neighbors were suspicious, but they could find no proof that the witch had taken their young ones. Then came the night when the daughter of the miller rose from her bed and walked outside, following an enchanted sound no one else could hear. The miller's wife had a toothache and was sitting up in the kitchen treating the tooth with an herbal remedy when her daughter left the house. She screamed for her husband and followed the girl out of the door. The miller came running in his nightshirt. Together, they tried to restrain the girl, but she kept breaking away from them and heading out of town. The desperate cries of the miller and his wife woke the neighbors. They came to assist the frantic couple. Suddenly, a sharp-eyed farmer gave a shout and pointed towards a strange light at the edge of the woods. A few townsmen followed him out into the field and saw Bloody Mary standing beside a large oak tree, holding a magic wand that was pointed towards the miller's house. She was glowing with an unearthly light as she set her evil spell upon the miller's daughter. The townsmen grabbed their guns and their pitchforks and ran toward the witch. When she heard the commotion, Bloody Mary broke off her spell and fled back into the woods. The far-sighted farmer had loaded his gun with silver bullets in case the witch ever came after his daughter. Now he took aim and shot at her. The bullet hit Bloody Mary in the hip and she fell to the ground. The angry townsmen leapt upon her and carried her back into the field, where they built a huge bonfire and burned her at the stake. As she burned, Bloody Mary screamed a curse at the villagers. If anyone mentioned her name aloud before a mirror, she would send her spirit to revenge herself upon them for her terrible death. When she was dead, the villagers went to the house in the wood and found the unmarked graves of the little girls the evil witch had murdered. She had used their blood to make her young again.

From that day to this, anyone foolish enough to chant Bloody Mary's name three times before a darkened mirror will summon the vengeful spirit of the witch. It is said that she will tear their bodies to pieces and rip their souls from their mutilated bodies. The souls of these unfortunate ones will burn in torment as Bloody Mary once was burned, and they will be trapped forever in the mirror.

Dia tinggal jauh di dalam hutan di sebuah pondok kecil dan dijual obat herbal untuk hidup. Orang-orang yang tinggal di kota terdekat memanggilnya Bloody Mary, dan mengatakan ia penyihir. Tak ada yang berani salib nenek tua karena takut sapi mereka akan pergi kering, makanan mereka-toko membusuk sebelum musim dingin, anak-anak mereka mengambil sakit demam, atau sejumlah hal-hal buruk bahwa penyihir marah bisa lakukan untuk tetangganya.
Kemudian gadis kecil di desa tersebut mulai menghilang, satu per satu. Tidak ada yang bisa mencari tahu di mana mereka pergi. Berduka cita keluarga mencari di hutan, bangunan lokal, dan semua rumah dan lumbung, tapi tidak ada tanda-tanda gadis yang hilang. Ketika diwawancara, beberapa bahkan pergi ke rumah Bloody Mary di hutan untuk melihat apakah penyihir itu telah gadis-gadis, tapi dia menyangkal pengetahuan tentang penghilangan. Namun, tercatat bahwa penampilan kuyu nya telah berubah. Dia tampak lebih muda, lebih menarik. Para tetangga curiga, tetapi mereka tidak dapat menemukan bukti bahwa penyihir telah mengambil anak-anak mereka.

Lalu datanglah malam hari ketika putri dari tukang giling bangkit dari tempat tidurnya dan berjalan keluar, berikut suara tersihir tidak ada orang lain bisa mendengar. Istri tukang giling telah sakit gigi dan sedang duduk di dapur mengobati gigi dengan obat herbal ketika putrinya meninggalkan rumah. Dia menjerit untuk suaminya dan mengikuti gadis itu keluar dari pintu. Tukang giling berlari dalam tidurnya. Bersama, mereka mencoba menahan gadis itu, tapi ia terus melepaskan diri dari mereka dan menuju keluar kota.
Teriakan putus asa dari tukang giling dan istrinya membangunkan tetangga. Mereka datang untuk membantu pasangan panik. Tiba-tiba, seorang petani yang tajam bermata berteriak dan menunjuk ke arah cahaya aneh di tepi hutan. Seorang warga kota beberapa mengikutinya keluar ke lapangan dan melihat Bloody Mary berdiri di samping pohon ek besar, memegang tongkat sihir yang menunjuk ke arah rumah penggilingan itu. Dia bersinar dengan cahaya yang wajar sambil menaruh mantra yang jahat pada anak tukang giling itu. Para penduduk kota menyambar senjata mereka dan garpu rumput dan berlari menuju si penyihir. Ketika ia mendengar keributan, Bloody Mary mematahkan mantra dan melarikan diri kembali ke hutan. Petani berpandangan jauh telah dimuat senjatanya dengan peluru perak dalam kasus penyihir yang pernah datang setelah putrinya. Sekarang ia membidik dan menembak ke arahnya. Peluru itu menghantam Bloody Mary di pinggul dan ia jatuh ke tanah. Para penduduk kota marah melompat kepadanya dan membawanya kembali ke lapangan, di mana mereka membangun sebuah api unggun besar dan membakarnya di tiang. Ketika ia terbakar, Bloody Mary berteriak kutukan di desa. Jika ada yang menyebutkan namanya dengan keras di depan cermin, dia akan mengirim jiwanya untuk membalas dendam dirinya sendiri kepada mereka atas kematian yang mengerikan. Ketika dia mati, penduduk desa pergi ke rumah di hutan dan menemukan kuburan tanpa tanda dari gadis kecil penyihir jahat telah dibunuh. Dia menggunakan darah mereka untuk membuat muda lagi.

Sejak saat ini hingga sekarang, siapa pun yang cukup bodoh untuk bernyanyi nama Bloody Mary tiga kali sebelum cermin gelap akan memanggil roh pendendam dari si penyihir. Dikatakan bahwa ia akan merobek tubuh mereka berkeping-keping dan merobek jiwa mereka

dari tubuh mereka dimutilasi. Jiwa-jiwa dari anak-anak malang akan terbakar dalam siksaan seperti Bloody Mary sekali dibakar, dan mereka akan terjebak selamanya di cermin.

Westlife - If I Let You Go

Day after day Time pass away And I just can't get you out my mind Nobody knows I hide it inside I keep on searching But I can't find The courage to show To letting you know I never felt so much love before And once again I'm thinking about Taking the easy way out c/o But if I let you go I will never know What's my life would be Holding you close to me Will I ever see You smiling back at me How will I know If I let you go NIght after night I hear myself say What can't this feeling just fade away There's no one like you Can speak to my heart It's just a shame we worlds apart I'm too shy to ask I'm too proud to lose But sooneer or later I've got to choose And once again I'm thinking about taking the easy way out Repeat c/o Posted by dsloong at 10:07 AM Labels: Wes

Westlife - Jika Aku Kau Pergi Hari demi hari Waktu berlalu Dan aku tidak bisa membuat kamu keluar benak saya Tidak ada yang tahu Aku menyembunyikannya di dalam Aku terus mencari Tapi aku tidak bisa menemukan Keberanian untuk menunjukkan Untuk membiarkan anda tahu Aku tidak pernah merasa begitu banyak cinta sebelum Dan sekali lagi Aku sedang berpikir tentang Mengambil jalan keluar yang mudah c/o Tetapi jika aku membiarkan kamu pergi Aku tidak akan pernah tahu Apa hidup saya akan Menahan Anda dekat dengan saya Apakah saya pernah melihat Anda tersenyum kembali padaku Bagaimana saya tahu Jika aku membiarkan kau pergi Malam demi malam Aku mendengar diriku berkata Apa yang tidak dapat merasa ini hanya memudar Tidak ada yang seperti kamu Dapat berbicara dengan hatiku Itu hanya memalukan kami terpisah jauh Aku terlalu malu untuk bertanya Aku terlalu bangga untuk kehilangan Tapi sooneer atau lambat Aku harus memilih Dan sekali lagi Aku sedang berpikir tentang mengambil jalan keluar yang mudah Ulangi c / o Diposkan oleh dsloong di 10.07 Label: Wes

MICHAEL JACKSON LYRICS "Heal The World" There's a place in your heart, and I know that it is love And this place could be much brighter than tomorrow And if you really try, you'll find there's no need to cry In this place you'll feel, there's no hurt or sorrow There are ways to get there If you care enough for the living Make a little space, make a better place * Heal the world make it a better place For you and for me and the entire human race ** There are people dying if you care enough for the living Make a better place for you and for me If you want to know why, there's a love that cannot lie Love is strong, it only cares for joyful giving if we try We shall see in this bliss, we cannot feel fear or dread We stop existing and start living Then it feels that always love's enough for us growing So make a better world, make a better world [Repeat * , **]

And the dream we were conceived In will reveal a joyful face And the world we once believed in will shine again in grace Then why do we keep strangling life wound this earth crucify Its soul though it's plain to see this world is heavenly be God's glow We could fly so high let our spirits never die in my heart I feel you are all my brothers create a world with no fear Together we'll cry happy tears see the nations turn Their swords into plowshares We could really get there if you cared enough for the living Make a little space, to make a better place [Repeat * , ** , * , **], [Repeat * , ** , ** , **]