In the 12th century, the residents of quiet Woolpit, England, recorded a story that has intrigued both historians and paranormal enthusiasts for years.
The story goes like this: two children, a boy and a girl, stumbled from one of the eponymous pits. Both children spoke an unidentifiable tongue and, more strangely, were green. The villagers took them in and tried to feed them, but the strange children wouldn’t eat. Only when they were brought green beans did they eat. Eventually, the girl grew stronger and learned the local language, but the boy sickened and died. The girl finally talked about where she came from–a strange place called St. Martin’s Land, where it was always twilight. She and her brother had apparently gotten lost and stumbled into Woolpit through–what? Another dimension? A timeslip? A worm hole?
What really happened? Some people theorize that the children were aliens, from an alternate dimension, or from a world below the earth’s surface. Historians are split on the issue, as some make a point on staying silent on the story and other dismiss the green children of Woopit as a folktale or a way for ancient historians to safely discuss sensitive topics.
One of the most widely accepted historical theories is that the children were from nearby Fornham St. Martin. Orphaned after their parents, Flemish immigrants, were killed, they became confused and malnourished and finally stumbled into Woolpit. No one is entirely sure, though, and it’s doubtful that we will ever be sure where the two children came from, or if they even existed at all.
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