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Papa Bois inspiration- taken from Folklore&Legends of Trinidad and Tobago, Gerard A.Besson. Illustrators Avril Turner, Stuart Hahn, Sue Ann Gomes, Peter Shim, Alfred Codallo.
- the old man of the forest, (Maître Bois, or Daddy Bouchon).
- appears in different forms, sometimes as a deer, or in old ragged clothes, sometimes hairy, and old, but strong and muscular, with cloven hoofs and leaves growing out of his beard.
- the guardian of the animals and custodian of the trees, he is known to sound a cow’s horn to warn his friends of the approach of hunters. He doesn’t tolerate killing for killing’s sake, or the wanton destruction of the forest.
- appears to hunters, sometimes he turns into a deer that leads the men into the deep forest and then suddenly resumes his true shape, to issue a stern warning before vanishing, leaving the hunters lost.
- if you should meet him be polite, and never look at his feet.
taken from: Treasury of Folklore, woodlands and forests, Dee Dee Chainey & Willow Winsham.