Story resources

Story resources are a great resource to tap into. I had no idea the variety of folk stories that can be retold over and over with different perspectives. Depending on the country, city, or state and the experiences you have lived will give that same story a personal twist. I had no idea that the "Llorona" was told in different parts of Latin America. Growing up, I remember my mother telling me this story. Especially at night when I didn't want to go to sleep. She would say "If you don't go to sleep the Llorona will grab you from your feet and take you away." I remeber wrapping my feet with the bed sheet so the "Llorona" would not grab my feet, and I would stay very still and closed my eyes until I was fast asleep". I would never tell my children this story because I became frightened and I always wanted to sleep with the light on. I had reoccuring nightmares of this lady coming to get me. I think we should always try to target a specific age when telling certain stories. The "Llorona" should be told to people that have an understanding that it is fiction and the hidden meaning behind it, that it is only a folk story that has been told from generation to generation. Perhaps, who wrote this story, did take some information from a real life case and added their own personal twist. Who knows, the only thing I can say is that we need to be very careful the stories we tell children because sometimes it can have a negative impact on them.