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Toyol

Ook bekend as: tuyul, thuyul, kecit, kwee kia, cohen kroh
Volksverhale en mitesOndoodHardloopTowery

The toyol is an undead child kept as a familiar in Malay and Indonesian folklore. Raised and controlled by a shaman, it is sent out at night to rob the neighbours, which makes it less a monster than a tool of its owner's greed. Related child spirits are known from Thailand, Cambodia and Chinese communities in the region. Like the Haitian zombi, it is a dead person turned into an unpaid worker by magic.1

Veg daarteen
Oorsprong
Malay and Indonesian
Maleisië, Indonesië
Wat dit veroorsaak
Towery
A shaman (bomoh, dukun or pawang) calls it up by black magic to serve an owner.
Hoe jy een word
An infant who has died is invoked as a servant spirit by a sorcerer.
Hoe dit beweeg
Hardloop
Small and quick; the Indonesian tuyul is said to scale walls and roofs.
Intelligensie
'n Bietjie intelligensie
veldnotas

Wat die bronne sê

1

Described as an undead infant, usually a near-naked toddler, sometimes with red eyes and sharp teeth1

2

Kept mainly to steal money and valuables for its master1

3

Childlike in its tastes: it likes sweets, toys and clothes1

4

Popular belief says it takes only half of what it finds1

5

Sudden wealth is still sometimes blamed on owning one1

6

In 2006 a 'toyol in a bottle' found by a Malaysian fisherman was handed to a state museum1

Sou jy hom kon uithardloop?

Spoedklas volgens hoe die bronne dit beskryf (hardloop), nie 'n meting nie.

Jy, stap omtrent 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Jy, draf omtrent 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
'n Fikse volwassene wat naelloop omtrent 24 km/h (15 mph)
Toyol omtrent 24 km/h (15 mph)
'n Vinnige fietsryer omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

Bronne

  1. Toyol - Wikipedia

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