The Donkey Lady of San Antonio
, by katt oconnell, 1 min reading time
"The Donkey Lady of San Antonio." The story begins in the 1960s.
One Story of how The Donkey Lady came to be is that she lived on a farm with her husband and kids. The farmer killed his children and left his wife to burn in the fire, which, burned her hands down to nubs, creating a hoof like appearance. Her face was burned so badly that looked like a donkey face. Kinda sad if you ask me..
The next story involves a stranger who needed a place to stay, and while staying with the family, did not like their donkey, so he hurt the donkey. The family, seeing how he treated their beloved pet, sent him away, only for him to return and set their house on fire. The farmer and the kids did not make it, but the woman finds her way out of the fire, having been burned so badly that she resembles a donkey. She tries to chase the stranger away and ends up falling into the river.
There's another story in which a woman had a donkey that she adored. However it bit a neighbor, and the neighbors family took the donkey and drowned it in a nearby river. Then the neighbors came for her and drowned her in the river. The bridge over where they both drowned is called now called "Donkey-Lady Bridge." The area where the bridge is, is said to be haunted.
Locals warn of the ghost of the half woman, half donkey, and say that you need to be on the lookout if you cross the 1917 Applewhite bridge, that crosses the river where they died. Some say that you may hear the braying of a donkey; others tell tales of having their windshields cracked upon coming back to their cars after investigating the area, while others say you may find claw marks on your hood from donkey hooves. Either way, If I were you, I would just leave my car at home and go on foot.
