Centuries ago, when hunting hares with dogs was a popular past-time, a hunt took place at Easington woods. Each time the hunt was arranged, a hare would appear and then lead the dogs directly to Easington town in a straight line. No one was able to explain how the hare was able to trick the dogs who did not wind around or spread out as they usually do. Then someone noticed that the house of an "ill-natured wrinkled old hag" was always shut on hunt days. The woman who lived there worked in the fields and was often out but because of her bad manners it was decided they should investigate. They devised a strange plan to test the truth to this theory. It was said that they should find a black hound that was suckled on a woman's breast and use it in the next hunt. The very next day they took the hound for the hunt. The black hound was able to chase the hare faster than any dog before it and they eventuallly arrived at the old hag's house. In the door there was a little hole for hens to walk in and out and the hare leapt towards it. The black hound was able to take a chunk out of the creature before it vanished into the house. As the rest of the hunt arrived at the house they broke the door down to find no hare but the old hag covered in blood. She was badly wounded. They forced a confession from the woman who asked for a pardon as the letting of her blood had broken her magical powers. According to the story, they left the old hag to bleed in her home and she never taunted the hunt again.