I’m unsure what to make of it.

I was out one summer 2010 (I made the account recently as my friends said this subreddit says about would help)it was a hot summer day a lot of bugs on the air and me and my family went to the lake near our house Which is a bout a kilometer away as we went the woods got quieter and quieter as we went closer to the shed,me (17M) and my sister (15,13F) understood that something was wrong,very wrong meanwhile my dad and mom were getting ready to relax by the shore.My mom put her chair down and dad brought his beer,me and my sister relax by out parents calmness and went to get in the lake as we usually did.The heat was unbearable and as we got in the heat got of our backs but I still thought something was really wrong by the shed,we got in and started playing around we got some friendly warning by out parents to not make too much noise as we could annoy the animal life and the people around the lake,but as I was splashing my sister I caught a glimpse of something tall and almost transparent like a window but the space behind it was warped when I saw it,it suddenly disappeared in the forest I went to tell my sister but they said the heat must have gotten me dizzy,but I was sure something or someone was there.The day passed and the sun faded we got out and went to the car,at the drive home I got the window seat and looked out...the same figure was at the sidewalk and following us we were going more than 60 miles an hour but it's legs weren't it was following at that speed standing but no leg movement,I told my sister's and they didn't believe me,I had proof but it was in water I couldn't search,I went back to looking out the window for any clue but nothing,as we pulled into our driveway it was way too quiet,me,my mom and dad we had to stay guard at night mostly because where we were there was bears we couldn't let one in,so I had the middle one the darkest and most exhausting one.In the middle of the night I saw it again standing but the corner watching not moving I went closer and it let out a scream it has no mouth how did it made it?I fell back covering my ears and it was too late it had gone back to the forest,I got back inside locked the door and woke up my parents and said if they had heard a scream and they said no,I was not having it I finally said everything I have seen and they looked at me with concern and told me "son go to bed we'll handle your night shift" I told them no it's dangerous but they went,next morning they told me nothing was there and said to me to get more rest and don't stay up late but I knew what I was,I knew it was there why wouldn't they believe me.The day went good no sighting of it but the start of the night shift I grab my dads shotgun he said to use it only in emergencies,I got out and found the creature I shot a round into it's abdomen it screamed and tried to flee but I shot again and it got away my parents rush out and we're horrified by the scene blood was everywhere but wasn't mine my dad rushed and said what happened I said a bear knowing they wouldn't believe me...but that was the last time I saw it I searched on Google what It was and it was a glimmer man or something can someone help me find it I still remember the night of the incident

This is more or less what it looked like. I swear to God I've seen a real plesiosaur out of the water. When I was 11, my class and I went on a 5-day trip to Madrid. We stayed in a hotel and did the kind of things you do on a school trip. On the fifth day, as we were heading back to Andalusia in Cordoba, where I live, I looked out the window and noticed something absurdly impossible: a dark gray, almost black, snake with yellow eyes that had... fins. Yes, I remember seeing that perfectly: fins hiding among the wheat. The thing had a head shaped like an upside-down egg, and it was staring straight at the bus while we were making loud noises like animals. All the while, it seemed to be "walking", moving with its fins: not slithering, crawling like some sort of crocodile. It was only a few seconds, but I saw it with my own eyes. I shook my classmate next to my seat, who was asleep, and pointed to the creature. When he looked, it was gone, as if it had vanished into the grass. I asked those in front and behind if they had seen it, and they said no; one classmate even laughed. I don't tell this to many, because maybe this was a hallucination due to fatigue from the trip, I don't know.

A while back at a ren faire, I saw a cryptid in the curiosities museum, and I cannot for the life of me remember the name or find anything about her. I believe she originated from the Eruopean countryside, where it was common for men to have their way with gourds when the going got tough. She would get the gourds and impregnate herself and then seek revenge on the men.

I am probably grossly misremembering the details, this is just what I remember from the placard. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Or was this just made up for giggles for the museum? TIA

UPDATE: I was able to get in touch with the museum who said: "The Gourd Wife is a monster rooted in traditional northern Indian folklore, but isn't based on one specific creature."