Stories

There are several versions about La Llorona that have been told to me throughout my life, one of my very favorite versions is one of the most tragic and dramatic and was also written by "Joe Haynes's (the Weeping Woman).

The story tells of a beautiful young maiden by the name of Maria, her astonishing  beauty and grace was known and envied throughout the land by all.  One day maria met a young, rich, handsome rancher from a nearby town and fell head over heels in love.  Shortly after that maria and the young rancher got married and started a family, maria gave birth to two beautiful sons and all was well for the time. Sadly all good things eventually came to an end and maria's husband grew weary of his ranch life and took to the wilderness looking for adventure, leaving poor maria and her children alone for months at a time.  When the husband would return home he would give all his time and attention to his children, leaving his dear wife lonely and in the shadows, eventually this became a normal thing and maria would no longer have any part of it. Maria became so angry and blinded by rage that one day she threw her children into the river! shortly after, realizing what she had done, maria panicked and ran down the river looking for her boys.  That was the last time anyone ever heard from maria or her children.
The legend tells that on dark chilly nights you can hear maria crying for her lost children, and every so often you will see a beautiful woman walking the river banks dressed in a white gown.


This version was told to me when i was a child by my mother. (Marie Sharski)