Record #128
Sow Harnessed with Chains
A terrifying chain-bound sow apparition haunting rural railway landscapes.
Original Text
On page I06 of his Dictionary ofArgentine Folklore, Felix Coluccio records:
In the northern part of Cordoba, especially around Quilinos, people speak of a sow harnessed with chains which commonly makes its presence known in the hours of night. Those living close to the railroad station maintain that the sow slides on the tracks, and others assured us that it is not unusual for the sow to run along the telegraph wires, producing a deafening racket with its ‘chains’ . As yet, nobody has caught a glimpse of the animal, for as soon as you look for it, it vanishes unaccountably.
Belief in the Sow Harnessed with Chains (chancha con cadenas), which also goes by the name of the Tin Pig (chanchodelata), is prevalent as well in the Province of Buenos Aires in slums and towns along the riverside.
In the northern part of Cordoba, especially around Quilinos, people speak of a sow harnessed with chains which commonly makes its presence known in the hours of night. Those living close to the railroad station maintain that the sow slides on the tracks, and others assured us that it is not unusual for the sow to run along the telegraph wires, producing a deafening racket with its ‘chains’ . As yet, nobody has caught a glimpse of the animal, for as soon as you look for it, it vanishes unaccountably.
Belief in the Sow Harnessed with Chains (chancha con cadenas), which also goes by the name of the Tin Pig (chanchodelata), is prevalent as well in the Province of Buenos Aires in slums and towns along the riverside.