The changed Ciguapa

Have you ever wanted to turn a famous monster into a good one, or would you rather show people that this monster or person is innocent? You have a favorite monster that you think is cool but is too mean to be considered an idol? Do you wish that you could change it to be seen as a monster? Well that's exactly what I did, I changed a latin folklore monster into a good one in the book, The Summer of the Mariposas, written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall. Now I'll explain how I did it. Modernized Monster In the book, The Summer of the Mariposas, there was a monster in the book called the chupacabra that I replaced for my own folklore monster. She is called The Ciguapa. I made her to be a nice person, kind, beautiful, helpful and is mostly misunderstood by most …show more content…
She loves to be in the woods, especially by the lake. It's the most soothing place ever for her. The girls in the book meet her in the woods and actually find out her true self which is a shy, nice and beautiful lady. PS: Her name in my story is Linda. Latin American Folklore In the original folklore, the Ciguapa is a lady with beautiful facial features, a nice body, smooth hair and has a beautiful voice but two things that makes her different is that she has backwards feet and is often seen in blue skin but sometimes normal tan. The story goes like this, the Ciguapa finds people (mainly men) to lure into the woods where there is a big lake in the middle and with her beautiful looks she hypnotizes them and eats parts of their body and then throws the rest of the body into the lake. Ciguapas are considered to be magical beings, beautiful in appearance to some, yet horrendous to others. All sources agree that they are wild creatures. They are compared in many cases to mermaids: beautiful yet cruel, and far from innocent. Deceitful and ready to capture the wayward traveler, it is said that they are so beautiful that they can lure men into the forest to make love with them, only