The Green Children of Woolpit

The Green Children of Woolpit is an interesting story coming from the village of Woolpit located in Suffolk, England. The story takes place during the 12th century, sometime during the reign of King Stephen. No one is quite sure if the story is true or not, but it is sill a interesting story all the same.

Sign erected in 1977

The story starts when two children, a brother and a sister, are found in pits dug to trap wolves.The children were normal in appearance except for the fact that their skin was a shade of green and they spoke a language that none of the villagers had heard before. The children were taken back to the village to be cared for but they wouldn't eat any of the food that the villagers brought them. They didn't eat for the first few days until someone brought them green beans. The children lived off of the beans untill they eventually learned to eat normal food.

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Eventually the brother of the two, who was apparently the youngest, got sick and died. But the girl remained perfectly healthy, was baptized and raised by the people in the village. As the girl grew the green color in her skin eventually faded away. When she was older she learned to speak english and was able to tell the villagers of the place that she and her brother came from.
The girl claimed that she came from a place of perpetual twilight called Saint Martin's land. She told the villagers that Saint Martin's land was found underground and that all the people there were green just as she was when she was younger. She recalled that she and her brother had wandered off and were not able to find the way back to their home after being dazed by the strong sunlight.
As for her life in the village, the girl adjusted well and eventually married though she was apparently "rather loose and wonton in her conduct." (Er...skanky?) If this story is true or not remains to be seen, but it still makes for one interesting story.

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