The imagination of children ages 4-9 will soar with this fun, suspenseful story by acclaimed author and artist Xavier Garza, whose knack for storytelling and creating lively illustrations captures the spirit of naughty Zulema.Ĭlick here to listen to the read-along by Xavier Garza. In this exciting story about the consequences of being mean to others, Zulema learns something about herself and possibly her grandmother too. ![]() And when a huge owl with glowing red eyes smashes through the window and swoops into her room, Zulema is ready to agree to its demands-even if it means promising to be nice! Only I can play tricks!” But as the noise at her window continues, the insolent little girl begins to lose her bravado. So when she gets into bed one night and something begins to tap at her window, Zulema isn’t afraid at first. Nothing scares her because she’s the meanest child in the world! When Grandma Sabina comes to live with the family, the first thing Zulema says to her is, “You sure look old and ugly.” Grandma Sabina calmly warns her rude granddaughter about the Witch Owl who prowls the night looking for mean little children, but Zulema just laughs defiantly at such a preposterous story. But maybe, just maybe, her almost ninety-year-old Grandma Sabina does. She doesn’t have any friends, animals run away from her in fear, and her mom doesn’t know what to do with her. What are your thoughts on La Lechuza? Have a Lechuza experience of your own? We want to hear it! Shoot us a message! Visit us online at thefreakydeaky.Zulema Ortiz is the meanest little girl in the whole wide world. It truly is the only way around these pesky algorithms, and it really does help us grow! If you're enjoying the show, please consider taking a moment to rate, review and tell your friends. In other tales, the Lechuza is the vengeful spirit of a woman who has returned from the grave to torment the living and to seek revenge. Her spirit returns in the form of the bird-monster to get revenge. ![]() In some versions of the story, the Lechuza is the spirit of a witch who was murdered by locals. Lechuza will then swoop down and carry off the confused and horrified individual. When a Lechuza finds her target she will perch in a location where she can't easily be seen and then will make either strange whistles or the sound of an infant crying.Īnyone who attempts to determine where the sound is coming from is at risk of becoming Lechuza's dinner. This makes me sad because many people will kill every owl they can, it's really sad and unfair, the poor animals shouldn't be threatened by a local story or legend, but this doesn't make me not believe that there's a horrifying creature that looks. They then fly through the night in search of prey. The Lechuza legend is all over Latinamerica, here in Nicaragua people do believe owls are witches. A human-sized bird with a woman's face, Lechuza are women who have sold their souls to the devil in exchange for magical powers.Īt night, they transform into monsters with a bird's body and a woman's face, similar to depictions of harpies in Greek mythology. ![]() Tales of Lechuza are quite popular in Mexico and Texas. Lechuza are either shape-shifting witches or spirits in Hispanic folklore. Welcome back to The Freaky Deaky! Today the gang tackles the eerily spooky legend of Le Lechuza Bruja, the Owl Witch of Mexican/Hispanic folklore, as well as other examples of half woman / half bird hybrids found throughout history.
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