My nephew who travels a lot brought me a beautiful exotic plant. I plant it in the garden, and it grew very fast with my constant care. I water it every day at evening. One day I was watering the plants and felt something moving towards me. I look back, and the plant’s sprouts twisted round my body and squeezed me tight. I couldn’t get out and desperately implored the Virgin of Zapopan for her intervention. So the plant let me go after many struggle. Now I water it only at night, and the plant doesn’t attack me.

Regina Michel, 1977