Tituba was a slave women who belonged to Revered Samuel Parris, in his home is where the "witchcraft craze" began. She was close to the reverend's daughter, Betty, and she prayed along with the family for close to a decade before her accusations. She even ate with the girls and most likely slept beside them.

 

On March 1 of 1692, Tituba, along with two other women, came before the court in Salem Village. The first two women interrogated denied everything, but local authorities knew Tituba had a confession to give them. Many reporters sat anxiously, waiting to write down Tituba's words. The Salem town justice, John Hathorne, decided to question her last.

 

When asked who was employed to harm the girls, Tituba said that the Devil came to her and asked for her loyalty. She thought it would be easier for her, a slave, to confess to dealing with the Devil rather than try and deny it. When Hathorne asked who tortured the girls, Tituba answer, "The Devil for all I know." She then began to list and describe a full cast, their animal accomplices, and various superpowers. Tituba also revealed that a man came to her and told her to hurt the girls or he would kill her. 

 

The list of animals she gave is as follows:

a hog

a black dog

a black cat

a yellow bird 

a hairy creature that walked in two legs                                                      (infro from: smithsonianmag.com)