Friday, April 11, 2008

Bewitched Humans

A man named Charles Vatchet encountered an animal that appeared to be a werewolf near a French graveyard. All animals like this were thought to be humans who had been bewitched. This animal jumped on Charles and he cut it with his knife. Afterwards, the animal turned into a human. The human told Charles not to tell anyone about him for a whole year and a day because this would supposedly keep the human from turning back into the animal or werewolf. When animals like this were cut and bleeding, the "charm" on them would break. 

Elizabeth Hess

Baker, Ronald L.  1982. "Werewolf Encounter in Old Vicennes". Hoosier Folk Legends. Retrieved on April 11, 2008 from http://rking.vinu.edu/wolf.htm

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