Story of Elisa Day

There once was a young woman named Elisa Day whose beauty was like that of the wild roses that grew down the river, all bloody and red. One day a young man came into town and instantly fell in love with Elisa. They dated for three days. On the first day he came to her house. On the second he brought her a single red rose and asked her to meet him where the wild roses grow. On the third day he took her down to the river, where he killed her. He waited till her back was turned, then took a rock in his fist, whispering, ''All beauty must die,'' and with one swift blow he killed her instantly. He planted a rose between her teeth and slid her body into the river and let her body sink under the crystal water. Her body was never found and over the years people forgot her real name and instead call her The Wild Rose. Some people claim to have seen her ghost wandering the riverside, blood running down the side of her head, a single rose in her hand.