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Island Of Horrors
Our Unfortunate Cousin To The Northwest, Penikese and Its Jinxed History
The first soul to appear in the history of this little island shaped like a ladybug was none other than the Wampanoag god, Moshup, that none-too-gentle giant with the hair-trigger temper. This was way back in the day (even before when the Clintons began vacationing here), when the Indians on Cape Cod called on Moshup for backup. Ten-inch-tall demons called Pukwudgees were harassing them. Don’t you hate it when Pukwudgees do that? These vicious little thugs stomped on the Indians’ arrows, poked holes in their canoes, and scattered sharp objects on the hunting paths. Not acceptable. Hero-sized Moshup gathered up his five buff sons and tracked the nasty ‘wudgees through the wetlands. But the mean little buggers still had tricks up their tiny…
Holly Nadler
8:35 am on Friday, September 21, 2012
Michael, a bunch of tiny dogs yapping at each other all day -- now THERE'S a true horror show! more ›