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The Black Horseman (Mexico)

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Long ago, a black horseman started to appear in the streets of Puebla. His appearance was extremely curious because he was dressed in a black suit with some gold and silver buttons. He was gallant with an elongated figure and an imposing posture. Also, he rode a peculiar horse with fur of the same color, with eyes that look like two balls of fire. No one could understand why someone so elegant had come to their lands, but the truth was that he was the devil's personal collector and had come to collect the fees of his master. Everything started in Tlaxcala just after the Spanish Independence. The black horseman (El Charro Negro in Spanish) was born into a very humble family, something he never accepted. He always hated to have his hands full of dirt because of his work and he could never achieve the riches he deserved. He felt he was destined to become the best of the best. The black horseman felt so bad that he had a very low status that he preferred to go without eating to collec...

The Fleshless Woman (Mexico)

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Many moons ago, in the surroundings of Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec Empire, a couple used to live there. They had been married for many years, and the man technically loved his wife. However, the man (a respected Aztec warrior) was always angry and disappointed with his woman because she could not give him the boy he dreamed of. His woman was infertile. In their social group, it was a shame that any man, especially warriors, could not have boys. Their tribe saw infertile women as inferiors because their constant wars required new men to fight and gain more land. Without a doubt, the man in this couple experienced huge pressure, but he carried on with his life with his woman. Perhaps, Quetzalcoatl would bless him one day, and his woman would get pregnant and have his own boy. One day, the chief called the warrior to the warzone since they needed to invade new lands. The man left his home that night. Days later, his woman discovered she had gotten pregnant! She was jollier...