The Feather Pillow By Horacio Quiroga Alicia’s entire honeymoon gave her hot and cold shivers. A blonde, angelic, and timid young girl, the childish fancies she had dreamed about being a . Alicia begins to suffer hallucinations and delusions and slowly bleeds to death. After her death, Jordan and the maid discover a monstrous animal hidden inside Alice's pillow that had been . The daily plumping of the pillow had doubtlessly at first impeded its progress, but as soon as the girl could no longer move, the suction became vertiginous. In five days, in five nights, the .A PDF file containing the Spanish original and English translation of the short story The Feather Pillow by Horacio Quiroga. The story is about a young couple's tragic honeymoon and the mysterious death of the bride. The daily plumping of the pillow had doubtlessly at first impeded its progress, but as soon as the girl could no longer move, the suction became vertiginous. In five days, in five nights, the monster had drained Alicia's life away. These parasites of feathered creatures, diminutive in their habitual environment, reach enormous proportions. Alicia begins to suffer hallucinations and delusions and slowly bleeds to death. After her death, Jordan and the maid discover a monstrous animal hidden inside Alice's pillow that had been sucking her blood every night, causing her death.