The Ala, a Turkish creature responsible for the destruction of crops.
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plural: Ale
Introduction
Ala, also known as the Varcolac or Vukodlak,is a Turkish, Serbian and Greek term for Eclipse vampire. The creature is said to devour the sun and the moon, and originates from the sky. It is said that the Ala take human shape sometimes and enjoy drinking boiled milk, wine, and vodka.
The Serbian Tale
In Serbian folklore, there is a story of a peasant who owned a vineyard lost all of his money due to the storms caused by the Ala. He decided that he needed to get rid of the vampire if he wanted to make any money. He consulted several wise people, and they agreed that the best way to get rid of it was to use a combination of precious metals. He was told to wait under a tree with a loaded shotgun containing bullets made of lead, silver, gold, and steel. And when it appeared, he was expected to shoot it.
So after he replanted everything, he waited patiently. Days went by, then weeks, then months. Then one day, when he was about to harvest his grapes, he noticed a storm coming. The sky began to darken, the wind picked up, it began to thunder, lightning, and then hail. Expecting the Ala was coming, the farmer grabbed his gun and he took his spot under the pear tree. Then, suddenly, from the storm, the ala came down to eat some grapes, supposedly in the form of an eagle. The peasant shoots and kills it. Immediately after it was killed, the sky cleared and it was nice outside again. Afterwards, the storm did not return.
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