The Green Children of Woolpit

The Green Children of Woolpit

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It is the name given to two children whose skin has a strange color. It was reported that they appeared in the village of Woolpit in Suffolk in England sometime in the twelfth century, perhaps during the reign of King Stephen. The two children are a brother and his sister, their appearance is normal except for skin color. These two children speak an unknown language, and they only eat green beans. Recently, however, the two children became accustomed to eating other kinds of food, and the paleness of their faces disappeared, except that the boy fell ill and died shortly after his baptism. The girl had adapted to her new life, but "her behavior was liberal and reckless."