ah tell yuh ...Trinicana story true.
Moruga was home for all a dem La Diablesse, papa bois and ligahoo.
One nite, i in the back seat of a simca driving from Princess Town to Moruga and my auntie telling us about all dese supernatural creature and we turn a corner .... an who we see? nobody but Papa Bois, dis time, in the shape of a donkey. The light from the car highbeams, reflecting from huge donkey eyes. Ah tink a pee mehself when ah see he.
An the La Diablesse ... ah tink ah know who she.
I think today, these creatures of a folklore are slowly disappearing .... too much urban sprawl.
pecan what is ah ligahoo again
lemme get it straight
la biablesse is dey oman with dey cow foot
soucouyant is dem who does fly (ball ah fire) and suck tur leave mark on ya body
papa bois is dey one dat turn animal aka donkey
dwen is dem who left foot turn back to front right
ligahoo
what else ah miss
gosh anywhere on this forum ya does get ah little knowledge yes
Ah check dis web site
http://www.triniview.com/TnT/Folklore.htm"Papa Bois" is the old man of the forest and is known by many names, including "Maître Bois" (master of the woods) and "Daddy Bouchon" (hairy man). Papa Bois appears in many different forms, sometimes as a deer, or in old ragged clothes, sometimes hairy and though very old, extremely strong and muscular, with cloven hoofs and leaves growing out of his beard.
The "Ligahoo" or "Loup Garou" is the shape changer of Trinidad's folklore. An ability which is handed down in some old creole families, this phenomenon is usually associated with an old magic-dealing man of a district who is both feared and respected, not only for his facility to change his form to that of a vicious animal, but also for his power over nature.
But the most feared of all is
La Muffin de Puffin. Reputed to have tongue of fire, nails to jook out yuh eye if you cross her de wrong way. Handle with extreme caution if yuh bounce up with she in the depths of the forest. However, you can avoid a quick demise if you smile kindly and offer to do the housework and take she out for a fine dinner.