Furthermore, he explains that in Montpellier (fairly close to Aigues-Mortes) "drapet" can be used to describe a revenant, potentially a ghost “draped” in a shroud, which could explain the connection –and confusion– between the forms "drapet-draquet". However, there exists no direct source to explain the name “"lou Drapé"”. Like any piece of folklore, the story of "Lou Drapé" has been transmitted orally for a long time, however the date of its first appearance remains unknown. “"Lou Drapé"” is mentioned in an 1818 text by Jacques-Albin-Simon Collin de Plancy in his book on demonic creatures, the Dictionnaire infernal:  The later editions of the "Dictionnaire infernal" (1844, 1845 and 1846), which contain revisions compared to the first edition, also mention "lou Drapé" in the same way. In 1856, Jacques-Paul Migne provides some additional information in his "Encyclopédie théologique", a catholic book co-written with Collin de Plancy:  Collin de Plancy's written version of the story is copied in 19th century books and magazines specialising in folklore (the "Revue des traditions populaires" for instance). The "Guide de la Provence mystérieuse", published in 1965, says that children at the time were still being threatened with the coming of "lou Drapé". In the 1988 esoteric work "Les dossiers de l’Histoire mystérieuse", "lou Drapé" is described as a ghastly big white horse that wanders at night around the walls of Aigues-Mortes, producing a melodious sound with his hooves. As it proceeds, children wake up and leave their houses without a sound. As it passes, "lou Drapé" gathers the lost children on its back one after the other and takes them away to the marshes of Grau-du-Roi. The destination of the children taken by "lou Drapé" is different depending on the author. Whilst Bernard Sergent talks of dangerous quicksand and swamps where the children drown, others like Catherine Rager and Édouard Brasey make a connection with the famous film White Mane by evoking a “mysterious faraway kingdom”, or an enchanted land where the children subject to the cruelty of Man can live forever with their horse friend.