Africa Tokoloshe

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Zimbabwe Tokoloshe is great in leather with long nails and a ridge to reach the final at the rear of the upper head covered. It also has bright red eyes, smell and speaks hoarsely. The fear of them is that few people slept on the floor and raise their beds more than bricks under the legs. This allows them to see hidden under the bed before retiring for the night. There are good reasons to fear a Tokoloshe- It is said that sleeping with your head and bite the fingers of a sleeping man and his evil way, Tokoloshe a woman ... vile creatures indeed! Some people do not even mention the name, for fear of calling this Tokoloshe welcomed. A person can not be sure of the damage of others, and when this happens, a Nyanga - - magician can intervene, and cast out demons. Even if only the victim and the offender in the operation of itsTokoloshe can see, the creature is clearly visible to children and to develop friendship between the two. Usually, no sick child - could be the African version of invisible companions, with many children around the world?

There is a story in Zimbabwe Folklore, a beautiful young girl who said in a river in Manica province, in Eastern Highlands bathe every day. An aquatic Tokoloshe love him, and one day, whileWet 'love has brought her. Of course, she was horrified and ran to his friend of a man who quickly made our "proposal" and gave nine bands as engagement present. Encantada wearing the next day, when he was the bathroom and when she was so angry, took her arm broken by the bear, The Bangles and thrown into the river. Unbelievably, in early 1940, a search engine called Captain Valentine has found the remains of a human arm, and nine bracelet buried inThe sand on the riverbank, and gave the museum in 1953 in Harare ... Appears to still reside there.

A couple of recent stories Tokoloshe in Zimbabwe:

In 1999, women living in the second city of Bulawayo called a witch to call your house to believe that his friend had a Tokoloshe contacted and requested that the damage caused to their employers. The woman was of Portuguese origin, born and raised in Mozambique and Zimbabwe then. The wizardget rid of, and the girl fell ill and left the service of their employer ...

Tokoloshe was busy this year because a member of Parliament - ironically, the man, the country's security by President Robert Mugabe - a disgruntled employee who is guilty of sending not one but three attacks Tokoloshe him. ..

In the same year (Zimbabwe clearly Tokoloshe overcrowding) six teachers of the school Gurvuve, a village in central Zimbabwe, has resigned because of demandswas a male colleague an invitation to overcome Tokoloshe if the teacher could "cope" with them while they slept. Tokoloshe honestly could install a self-respecting?

My family was not immune Tokoloshe. One night, my eight year old brother (Bryan) was on the ground with his troops Matopos Cubs camp. The boy had spent the whole night had to do what boys do best - sharing stories sitting around the fire Tokoloshe terrible.Poor Bryan was the youngest pups, and when he went to bed in his small tent, had difficulty sleeping. So when he heard a noise against scratches and scrapes heard something in his sleeping bag for the poor boy ran from the tent in terror ... bringing the hoarse sound of laughter, it was!

Forgive your best friend for the use of a dry branch of a tree height of its cover! Young children can be cruel!