Myth and Folklore Blog

Bigfoot: For the past 400 years a 6 to 15 tall Sasquatch roamed the woods in the Pacific Northwest. Some say he is a remnant of Neanderthals other find him an anomaly. His quiet movements have kept him safe, but records have shown high pitched cries in the area. The Abominable Snowman and Yeti are kin to the American Bigfoot. He has been sighted but never caught. In Bluff Creek California a video was taken of a creature strolling through the forest. Why does Bigfoot wish to be hidden? Does he know something we don't? Probably. Chupacabra: The Chupacabra, chupar which means to suck and cabra which means goat, is a blood sucking reptilian creature that targets livestock. There are reports on farms in Puerto Rico of a vampiric creature targeting and draining blood from sheep and goats. People have described this cryptid to  have the lower body of a kangaroo and the upper body of a primate with crab claws. Every found DNA match and photograph of alleged Chupacabra have been coyote-l...

  Photo by  Bence Balla-Schottner  on  Unsplash Zelinda and the Monster: Father Goes to Town: There was a man with three daughters, all different in disposition. They all asked him for something from town when he left. Rosina asked for a dress, Marietta wanted a shawl and Zelinda wanted just a rose. Their father was headed back when he realized he had no rose, he went into the field and found one to pick. Once he picked the rose, a monster appeared and began to threaten him. This monster threatened the man's life. The father begged and begged, he had three daughters at home alone he needed to care for. The monster let him go, but required a life. Zelinda in the Castle: Zelinda heard her father's story and knew it was all her fault, she volunteered to be given to the monster. When they got there, the beast was satisfied with his sacrifice and sent the father out. He kept the girl there and fell in love with her. Zelinda was indifferent, she could not love such a hideo...

  Image Source: Blackfeet Nation Land How Men and Women Discovered One Another: Men and women did not know each other long ago, the men were put in one place, and the women in another.  One day an old man was traveling and he noticed there were women. They were frightened and laid down to hide.  The old man saw them laying and assumed they were dead. One woman tricked him and used her dead weight to let her arm slap his face and make his nose bleed. They both ran and he lost them, he was very angry and this is how women found out about men.  The Smart Woman Chief: The men came to feast with the women and the women chose husbands. The old man wanted to trick the woman chief into marriage by masquerading as the chief. The woman chief had been making dried meat so her clothes were covered in blood and she was dirty.  She was refused by the old man. She went back to the camp to change into something cleaner. The old man then recognized her but she would not pay him ...