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Unit 12

True Life Stories

Chapter 1

face-to-face with a Chupacabra

page 147

face-to-face with a Chupacabra an interview

For years, people in North and South America have told stories about the Chupacabra.

Chupacabra is Spanish for goat sucker. In this issue, Maria Teresa Perez, 24, from Chile, tells us her story.

Mystery Magazine: Tell us about that night. What happened?

Maria: My mother and I were watching a movie. It was late, maybe midnight.

Suddenly, we heard a loud noise in the yard. We have chickens and other animals there. My mother and I went outside to find out what the noise was. That’s when we saw this… thing. I thought it was a large dog at first. It was dark, so I couldn’t see well. But then it stood up on two legs - like a man! It was over a meter tall with red eyes and large teeth.

Mystery Magazine: What did you do?

Maria: My mom and I screamed, and ran away. Or maybe it flew. It moved as fast as a bird.

Mystery Magazine: What happened to the animals?

Maria: Five chickens were dead. But that Chupacabra didn’t eat them. It drank their blood.

Mystery Magazine: So do you believe it was a Chupacabra?

Maria: It was like a nightmare - a really scary dream - but I knew it was real. Many people in Chile, Brazil, Mexico, even the U.S. have seen this thing. I hope I never see it again.