Myths & Legends
Myths and Legends of Latinoamérica - La Sayona
In a small town in the plains of Venezuela, lived a beautiful young woman named Melissa. Her husband was a handsome, caring and loving man, and they had a beautiful baby boy together. One day, Melissa was swimming naked in a near-by river, when a man from the village saw her. The man began stalking her and followed her everywhere she went, even watching her every time she bathed in the river. Melissa asked the stranger to leave her alone and go away, but he ignored her request. He just simply told Melissa he was there to warn her. He told her that her husband was having an affair with her mother. Melissa immediately ran home and found her husband asleep with the baby in his arms. Blind with anger and rage, she burned down the house with them still inside. Their screams could be heard from beyond the village. Meanwhile, Melissa ran to her mother’s house where she found her mother on the patio...