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Toyol

Aussi appelé: tuyul, thuyul, kecit, kwee kia, cohen kroh
Folklore et mythesMort-vivantCourentSorcellerie

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

L'affronter
Origine
Malay and Indonesian
Malaisie, Indonésie
Ce qui le provoque
Sorcellerie
A shaman (bomoh, dukun or pawang) calls it up by black magic to serve an owner.
Comment on en devient un
An infant who has died is invoked as a servant spirit by a sorcerer.
Comment il se déplace
Courent
Small and quick; the Indonesian tuyul is said to scale walls and roofs.
Intelligence
Un peu d'intelligence
notes de terrain

Ce que disent les sources

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

Pourriez-vous le distancer ?

Classe de vitesse d'après la description des sources (courent), pas une mesure.

Vous, en marchant environ 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Vous, en jogging environ 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Un adulte en forme qui sprinte environ 24 km/h (15 mph)
Toyol environ 24 km/h (15 mph)
Un cycliste rapide environ 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Toyol - Wikipedia

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