Are there any Skin Deep species that have particularly interesting ‘origin’ stories (either genuine, or race-myths handed down through the generations)?
CUCA~!!
There is a Cuca witch as a main character in the Brazilian Netflix series “Invisible City.” A lot of other strange mythical creatures, too.
Well deverses a watch – and there is the 2nd season (started in March)
The Cuca is very famous in Brazil, she was even a villainess in the “Sítio do Picapau Amarelo” children books ( from Monteiro Lobato) and also appeared on TV series for kids from the same books
Also the Netflix series Cidade Invisível (invisible City) as mentioned by TB
The (very old) song goes like this (included a freeform translation):
“Nana, neném – Sleep, baby
Que a Cuca vem pegar – The Cuca come to get you
Papai foi na roça – Daddy went to the farm
Mamãe foi trabalhar – Mommy went to work
Boi, boi, boi – Ox, ox ox
Boi da cara preta – Black-faced ox
Pega esse menino – Gets this child
Que tem medo de careta – Who’s afraid of grimace
Bicho papão – Bogeyman
Sai de cima do telhado – Get out the roof
E deixa este menino – And let this kid
Dormir sossegado – Sleep in peace
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Have we ever seen a phoenix in the comic? They’re my favorite mythical creature and I’d love to see your interpretation!
That hair is fabulous. Hope nobody gives her a Brazilian
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And in looking this up, I found out that coconut is named after it! :-O
‘The sailors of Vasco da Gama called the fruit of the Polynesian palm tree “coco”. The word “coconut” is derived from their name.’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_(folklore)
Are there any Skin Deep species that have particularly interesting ‘origin’ stories (either genuine, or race-myths handed down through the generations)?
CUCA~!!
There is a Cuca witch as a main character in the Brazilian Netflix series “Invisible City.” A lot of other strange mythical creatures, too.
Well deverses a watch – and there is the 2nd season (started in March)
The Cuca is very famous in Brazil, she was even a villainess in the “Sítio do Picapau Amarelo” children books ( from Monteiro Lobato) and also appeared on TV series for kids from the same books
Also the Netflix series Cidade Invisível (invisible City) as mentioned by TB
The (very old) song goes like this (included a freeform translation):
“Nana, neném – Sleep, baby
Que a Cuca vem pegar – The Cuca come to get you
Papai foi na roça – Daddy went to the farm
Mamãe foi trabalhar – Mommy went to work
Boi, boi, boi – Ox, ox ox
Boi da cara preta – Black-faced ox
Pega esse menino – Gets this child
Que tem medo de careta – Who’s afraid of grimace
Bicho papão – Bogeyman
Sai de cima do telhado – Get out the roof
E deixa este menino – And let this kid
Dormir sossegado – Sleep in peace