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Baird's Entry - Pig-Faced Woman
🕑 Added 2024-05-07 22:28:23 +0000 UTCPig-Faced Woman
Think she but simply an ugly sort of lass? Nay! ‘Tis she, the Pig-faced woman of lore! Cursed by sheer revenge, destined to live in shame after rejecting the pleas of destitute street beggars. Be careful whose requests ye deny, lest they be the entreaties of witches, themselves.
Bitter witches love nothing more than tricking otherwise fine Irish and British women of noble blood. Those who are lucky receive not eternal damnation, but a choice at the time of their marriage; Be seen as hog-faced by only their husband, or to the entire world, sharing only their beauty with their betrothed.
Many a story has been told of husbands, upon stating their final marriage vow, then lifting the veil to reveal the snuffling snout of a finely aged sow. Or the wedding party, upon watching the husband kiss his new bride, place his Christian lips against the glistening nose of a fat gilt. From thenceforth, the bride will ne’er be recognized as anything other than the poor, pig-faced woman.
In my travels I have interviewed such a specimen, one Mrs. Adeline Covington of Marylebone. Fair, flaxen hair cascaded down her back, with tendrils peeking out from a wide-brimmed bonnet. But beneath that floppy cotton hood? The result of a witch's contempt and revenge… black beady eyes, wrinkled pink skin, and the unmistakable nose of a swine! O! In my shock and stupefaction, I could not help but let forth a laugh! The long-jawed Mrs. Covington simply laughed along, addressing me in a surprisingly eloquent voice. She assured me her husband only saw her as the same stunning beauty from the day they married.
In a separate interview with Mr. Covington, I asked with the utmost delicacy and discretion if he had observed any other porcine attributes or behavior in his wife. After all, Dear Reader, we may rightly ponder: how are we to know if this piggish curse is strictly confined to, as the title suggests, the face? His bewildered response, coupled with my swift ejection from the Covington household, may have left me with no more clues to the extent of the affliction —but I can now confirm with conviction that the husband is indeed, as Mrs. Covington claimed, blind to the curse.
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The winner of the last poll was, at long last, the Pig-Faced Woman! There's some very interesting real life lore behind these "cursed" figures in history-- the article on Wikipedia is well worth the read. Although Baird's Compendium remains, of course, the definitive source on the subject!
Over time we'll keep filling out the compendium with new and mysterious creatures voted on by you. Sponsors can vote on next month's entry here:
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Comments
Pablo
I love the pig faced woman art ans story
Val Salia
"HAY SO DO YOU YELL "SOOOOO-EY WHEN DINNER'S READY"
Little Napoleon
*scribbles notes furiously*
Little Napoleon
I'm glad she made it into the compendium too! While Baird may not have a lot of positivity, I think in this case he has a lot of sympathy for the woman-- even if it is veiled by his scholarly approach to writing!
Little Napoleon
Oh yeah, I never saw the movie but remember seeing the trailers! It's pretty neat that Hollywood featured this legend!
Little Napoleon
Me too! Wat did a great job with the art!
Little Napoleon
Baird's is the epitome of a refined gentleman scholar! :P
ComicTF
Pigs are cuties!
ComicTF
"How dare you sir! My wife has protracted orgasms, lasting on average 30 minutes. Same as any woman!"
Lunatico Ursus
"Penelope" starring Christina Ricci is a romcom very typical
Samuel Butler
What movie?
Nocturn3
Been waiting for this ever since you mentioned the story a few years ago! Yeah, baird aint gonna come at this with any positivity but im happy to have pig representation in CT!
Lunatico Ursus
Love her!!! I, like many others, also knew this story from the movie. I liked it a lot and some time later I learned that it was a real legend. I love the reference you made to Marion's route, and it's great to now have a glimpse of her
Nilla_Arts
I adore her sm
Endark Culi
I have a hunch that Baird using "the utmost delicacy and discretion" is a teensy bit of narrative bias...
