It Wasn't An Animal Something happened to me once. I was taking care of my daughter's child. She was working at McDonalds at the time. The baby was only a few months old. He was trying to sleep, so I went to the bedroom to put him to bed. It was kind of dark already and I heard a cry. I went to check on the baby. He was fast asleep. And I kept hearing that awful cry around the house. I went to all the rooms...the bedroom, the kitchen. I was all around the house. I had never heard anything so horrible in my entire life--never. It lasted for a long time. But I didn't get scared. I just wondered what in the world it could be. Finally, it stopped. So I went outside. I locked the door behind me because the baby was inside. There was a bright moon. I looked around the house to see if I could see any animal. I didn't find anything. No dog, no cat, no nothing. I got scared. Some people say that they have heard La Llorona. It must have been her. Never in my life had I heard anything like that.

Interview with: Julia Jaramillo Copyright 2001