I guess it's because everyone always says it in this horrible voice, like they're talking about the boogeyman. You're always warned about what could happen, and that's enough!
I actually did ask her about animal skins the first time we were talking about it, and she said that while she had heard that some cultures in the world believe that, it's not the case in Mauritius. All they need is that cat bone, and they can turn into any animal they want - apparently it can be a different one every time, which I thought was interesting. She has no idea how it evolved though, just that it probably came over with people from Africa.
Someone on ontdcreepy pointed out something interesting though (well, I thought it was interesting!): the counting of lentils or small beans/objects is pretty common in vampire & witch folklore as well. Here's a link to the comment, he linked me to a site about werewolves as well.
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed reading it, I'll let Grandmere know.
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I guess it's because everyone always says it in this horrible voice, like they're talking about the boogeyman. You're always warned about what could happen, and that's enough!
I actually did ask her about animal skins the first time we were talking about it, and she said that while she had heard that some cultures in the world believe that, it's not the case in Mauritius. All they need is that cat bone, and they can turn into any animal they want - apparently it can be a different one every time, which I thought was interesting. She has no idea how it evolved though, just that it probably came over with people from Africa.
Someone on ontdcreepy pointed out something interesting though (well, I thought it was interesting!): the counting of lentils or small beans/objects is pretty common in vampire & witch folklore as well. Here's a link to the comment, he linked me to a site about werewolves as well.
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed reading it, I'll let Grandmere know.