"I saw a large creature standing on my deck. It had bat-like wings and a pronounced snout. Two horns sprouted from its head, and it had two smaller claws on its upper body with horse-like lower legs."
I received the following account:
"For those of you who have not heard of the legend, I'll give a brief outline and description. The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature that only lives in New Jersey in the US. The Lenni Lenape (local native americans) have a similar creature in their folklore, and they named its hunting grounds "Popuessing," which translates loosely to "place of the dragon." Swedish explorers also named the region Drake Kill, where Drake is a term for dragon, and kill is a term for river or arm of the sea.
The main story is that Mrs. Leeds was the mother of 12 children. When she found out she was pregnant with the 13th child, she cried that this one would be a devil. She gave birth normally with her family and midwife nearby. But then it began to change. It changed from a normal baby to a creature with hooves, a goat's head, bat wings, and a forked tail. It growled and screamed, then killed the midwife and family before flying up the chimney.
Now. My part of the story. It was only about 10:00 at night. I was slowly drifting off to sleep when I heard what sounded like horse hooves outside my window. I rationalized it to be the horse farm down the road. But then I realized the horse farm was three or four miles away, and I wouldn't be hearing hooves this clearly. I was instantly seized with fear, though I couldn't figure out why.
I wanted to look out the window to look at the wooden deck just outside to see what it was, but I was nearly too scared to look. I eventually peaked out. I saw a large creature standing on my deck. It had bat-like wings and a pronounced snout. Two horns sprouted from its head, and it had two smaller claws on its upper body with horse-like lower legs. It looked at me for a moment before beating its wings and flying away. I didn't sleep at all that night." D
NOTE: I have documented and written about several 'dragon' sightings and encounters in New Jersey. The Jersey Devil isn't the only winged anomaly in the state! Lon
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