The Green Children of Woolpit

Woolpit, Suffolk, England (map)

Dated: 1135 - 1155

Who were the two strange children found at Woolpit and could their skin really have been completely green? Why not read the story and make up your own mind!

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29th April 2009

comic of The green children of woolpit
comic of The green children written by jonathan, 6th grader at mayfield woods middle school in maryland USA

29th April 2009

Comic of The Green Children of Woolpit
This comic retells the legend of The Green Children of Woolpit. It was created by two 6th graders at Mayfield Woods Middle...

11th November 2007

Green Children of Woolpit
An animated film made at a two-day workshop at the Hewett School in Norwich

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Name: Eta	23rd June 2009
is this story real?

Name: Caitlin	17th March 2009
this story is spooky and freaky. It made me feel like i was in grat danger from those children

Name: John	11th March 2009
What happened to their "strange cloths of an unknown material". Surly this would be an interesting and important artifact.

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