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Jersey Devil Information
On
a dark and stormy night in 1735, something terrible happened
in the Pine Barrens near Leeds Point. The thunder howled
and the wind roared outside. Inside a small house, Mother
Leeds was giving birth to her 13th baby. No one knew
for sure what happened, but that night the Jersey
Devil was born.
Locals
in the Pine Barrens call it the Leeds Devil. It has a horse's
head, long legs with hooves, two short front legs, and
bat's wings. Some people think it's six feet tall, others
think it's only three or four feet tall. The Devil has
glowing red eyes and makes loud screeching sounds. It's
very ugly, and people are terrified after seeing it. During
the day the Devil lives in the wetlands. At night it comes
out to scare anyone it meets.
People
in New Jersey blame the Jersey Devil for many bad things.
The Devil has caused crops to die, has brought on droughts,
has knocked tops of trees off, and has made water boil.
But not everyone thinks the Jersey Devil is bad. Some people
think the Jersey Devil protects the Pinelands by scaring
away anyone who wants to destroy the land.
Whatever
the Jersey Devil is, no one knows how to kill it. People
have seen the Devil electrocuted, exorcised, shot, and
burned, but it has not died. So next time you hear a
screeching cry in the middle of the night, be careful,
because it might be the Jersey Devil coming to scare
you!
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