Joe Hayes
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Retells, two stories in English and Spanish, the Weeping woman a traditional Hispanic American tale of a proud and beautiful woman who, in a fit of jealousy, commits a terrible act and then cannot stop weeping for it, even after she is dead.The second story is called Bogeyman, and is the story of two sisters who do not obey their father and are carried off into the mountains by El Cucuy.
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La Llorona: Have you ever heard the story of La Llorona, the ghost woman who cries and cries for her children? Everyone agrees she's a ghost you don't want to meet at night! El Cucuy: Your parents tell you to shape up, or they're going to call El Cucuy, the bogeyman. You laugh, until a sharp knock comes at the door and it's the oldest man you've ever seen -- now you know the bogeyman is for real.