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In May 2001, reports circulated in New Delhi, India concerning a monkey-like creature that attacked people at night. [4] Eyewitness accounts were often inconsistent, but usually described the creature as about four feet (120 cm) tall, [5] covered in thick black hair, with a metal helmet, metal claws, glowing red eyes and three buttons on its chest.
Nale Ba or Naale Baa (Kannada: ನಾಳೆ ಬಾ, lit."Come Tomorrow") is a popular folk legend which features prominently in areas across Karnataka, India. [1] [2] "Naale Baa" has been found written on the doors and walls of the towns and villages for certain years.
An urban legend, myth, or tale is a modern genre of folklore. It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre , superstitions , ghosts , demons , cryptids , extraterrestrials , creepypasta , and other fear generating narrative elements.
Many urban legends are framed as complete stories with plot and characters. The compelling appeal of a typical urban legend is its elements of mystery, horror, fear, or humor. Often they serve as cautionary tales. [5] Some urban legends are morality tales that depict someone acting in a disagreeable manner, only to wind up in trouble, hurt, or ...
An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend is a form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may or may not have been believed by their tellers to be true. Contents Top
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Book cover of Tales of the Punjab by Flora Annie Steel. Academic folkloristic research into and the collecting of the large corpus of Punjabi folktales began during the colonial-era by Britishers, such as Flora Annie Steel's three papers on her studies of local Punjabi folktales (1880), with a translation of three fables into English, [2] Richard Carnac Temple's The Legends of the Punjab (1884 ...