Many years ago, a very wealthy woman lived all alone in a cottage in Braishfield on the Isle Of Wight. She was so attached to her money that she didn't want to spend any of it or give any of it away. Rather than the charity, freedom, and experiences money can enable, ownership of the potential was reward enough for her. Because she lived alone, she decided to bury her treasures on the cottage grounds where no one would be able to steal it. Unfortunately for her, soon after she buried her treasure she was taken ill and died in hospital. She never told of her secret hiding place and the riches remain there until this day. The cottage in question is used to ghostly visitations. According to legend, the ghost of the wealthy woman often raps on the door and snoops around the outside of the building. Perhaps still attached to her treasure, she cannot pass over to the other side. The treasure has become so alluring that even in death, she doesn't want to let it go.
On the Isle Of Wight, just off the south coast of England, there is a popular amusement park called Blackgang Chine. It was not always such a populous place, with dark soils and barren ground, it was a desolate and empty place. Many years ago, however, it was lush and full of trees and flowers. At this time, there lived a terrible giant. He would eat people for every meal after roasting them alive on his open fire. It was such a fearsome giant that for many years no one would dare try to stop him. One day, a holy man was in the area. He heard of the giant and decided to go and pay him a visit. As he approached the giant, in his lair seated on a pile of skulls and bones, he made the sign of a cross with his fingers and cursed the giant and the ground he lived on. With a prayer, he commanded the ground to no longer bear life. Soon after this, all the plants and trees withered away and the ground became as barren as it is today. The ground became so bad and the tastes so bitter that the giant had no choice but to leave the area for good.
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