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Hi there folks.
I just thought that i'd continue the trend of 'spooky' stories with one of
my own.
There is, as you know, a stately home called Hampton Court Palace, famous
for it's hedge maze, and the fact that it almost burned down a few years
back. As with any 'old' manor house, it is said to have many hauntings,
however none quite as nasty as the child in the lake.
In around 1887, the nanny for a visiting noble familly, was taking her
ward, a boy of three, for a walk around the grounds. She settled herself
down to read. She looked up when she heard some splashing and shouting,
and to her horror, she saw that the child had drowned in the lake.
Cut forwards to 1927. A young couple were visiting the palace with their
small child (also around three, I believe). The child ran off towards the
ducks and swans that were floating on the water, and her parents watched
her go. They were still watching when their little girl ran straight into
the lake without slowing down, and sank like a stone. She too was unable
to be saved.
And finally, the last known occurance of this case, happened in 1967 (spot
a pattern here?). A single mother was walking her son (aged 4) around for
the day. He too ran off in the direction of the lake, and fell in. This
time however, a man managed to get to the child in time, and drag him out.
When asked why he had run into the lake, his response was 'to play with the
other children....'
Blood & Kisses
Dan
** When all your gains are lost in vain, * dan@coromir.demon.co.uk **
** On cosmic swings & roundabouts. * dl20@unix.bton.ac.uk **
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