The Green Children Of Woolpit

There are dozens of stories throughout antiquity of mysterious semi-human beings appearing from out of nowhere, but few are quite as bizarre as the Green Children of Woolpit. At some point in the 12th century, a pair of siblings, brother and sister, wandered into the Suffolk village of Woolpit. What made them instantly notable was their skin, which was an unhealthy green color. The pair could not speak English, wore strange clothing and rejected all food except for uncooked beans, which they ate voraciously. Over time, the children lost their unusual color and adapted to a more varied diet, but no explanation has ever been given for where they came from.