The Lost Doll

The Lost Doll is a supernatural story taken from Colombia, South America. The story deals with the premature death of a girl and her reincarnation as her younger sister.

Maria Del Carmen was only the child of her parents Roberto Soto and Rosa Soto. She was a bright, kind, loving, and beautiful child. However, she had been sick since her birth. When she grew up, her health becomes weaker, and she died at the age of four. All the villagers turn bereaved and attended her funeral ceremony. The dead body of Carmen was buried under the grave on the top of the hill; outside the village.

After the death of Carmen, Rosa Soto gave her clothes and playing things to a priest from the neighboring village. When Roberto Soto returned back in the evening, she told him what she has done. Rosa didn’t have any hope for another child; therefore, she didn’t want to save the belongings of Carmen any longer. On the other hand, Roberto still had some hope for another child; consequently, he wanted to save the goods of Carmen for the expected child. While having the conversation with Rosa Soto, Roberto looked out at the backyard and was reminded of the doll Carmen used to play with. He asked his wife about it, but she replied to him that it was not with the things she had given to the priest. They searched the doll everywhere but couldn’t find it. Soon, Rosa was pregnant, which finally made them forget about the lost doll.

Exactly one year after the death of Carmen, Rosa Soto gave birth to a second child. The new child was named Evangelina, which meant good news. As Evangelina grew up, she began to look like her sister in her appearance, actions, and characters. The only difference between them was their health, unlike Carmen Evangelina was perfectly fit and healthy. When she was four years old she told her mother that she had been sick a long time ago. She insisted on being sick in the presence of Rosa’s sister. She also remembered the doll she used to play with and the place where she had buried it. Though Rosa and her sister didn’t believe what she said, they followed her to the backyard. When Rosa dug the ground in the backyard, she found the doll which had been lost for five years.

When asked to explain everything about the doll, Evangelina told her mother and her aunt the event that took place at the last stage of her previous life. She explained that she had been sick a long time ago. After a priest prayed to put his hand on her had, she fell asleep. Then, a really nice man came to take her away, seeing a doll in her hand he didn’t allow her to go with the doll. Instead, he buried the doll under the backyard as she wished.

This story deals with the death of a girl in her infancy and her reincarnation in the form of her younger sister. The events as such, hardly take place in real life. They are beyond the law of nature and can’t be justified by the scientific principles; therefore, “The Lost Doll” is a supernatural story.