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"It was firmly believed that any witch could turn into a hare as soon as she was alone and unobserved. In proof of this, it was often alleged that the local huntsmen had repeatedly sighted a hare, chased it, and failed to catch it because it had disappeared into the garden of some particular old woman, or bolted into her drain. It the huntsmen knocked at her door, they would find her at home, but panting. This went on till one day one of the hounds snapped at the hare's hindquarters as it fled - and when next seen, the old woman was nursing a wounded leg."
- Simpson, J (2009) Folklore of Sussex. Third edition. Gloucestershire: The History Press.
I had considered photoshopping a hare into the image of the witch, but it was difficult with all the undergrowth in the churchyard. I captured what I imagined the old lady, out of breath and nursing her wounded leg might look like. This is a more realistic representation that its stereotypical counterparts in the series. She is not dressed in rags, covered with wrinkles or transforming from a hare into an old woman, this is more subtle, but still effective.
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