Saga
A cry is heard in the forest. Better not go near.
6/7Imitates his cry: ao, ao, ao
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Where it livesHills of Amambay
Saga Colmán speaks of hills and mountains. Amambay is the place this saga chooses.
HabitatHills
How it movesHe runs in packs and digs the ground
Fear
Cunning
Speed
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- Domain
- Lord of fertility, of hills and mountains
- When
- No set hour: when the cry repeats
- Watch out
- Climb a palm tree. It is the only tree he cannot bring down
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Variant
There is a creature that looks like a sheep. But it hides something more.
Saga
And when the cry repeats, the forest closes in.
Variant
Its name is Ao Ao.
Variant
It has a sheep's body, a boar's head and claws made to destroy.
Saga
It is fierce. It does not chase you, it surrounds you.
Tradition
And if someone climbs a tree, it digs up the ground, brings the tree down and devours them.
Variant
It is never alone. They come in packs. Its children are many and as fierce as it is.
Tradition
But there is a way to be saved: climb a pindó, the sacred palm.
Tradition
The Ao Ao cannot dig up its roots or bring it down. That is where it stops.
Tradition
The Ao Ao is the sixth child of Taú and Keraná.
Saga
It has more brothers, all feared. That is why its name is still heard in the forest.
The end (Opá)
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What is tradition and what is art?
- Tradition
It is the sixth child, lord of fertility and of hills and mountains.1
- Tradition
It unearthed trees to reach people, but those who climbed a palm were saved: that plant had a secret virtue.1
- Tradition
The Ao Ao was already in folklore before Colmán, as a being of its own.2
- Variant
Some tales describe a giant fanged sheep, others a peccary or boar. This saga blends both.34
- Variant
Colmán says palm, without naming the species. The pindó appears in later tellings.14
- Variant
Its many children appear in some local traditions. Not all of them agree.43
