Tue Tue

The Tue Tue or Cochon is a creature belonging to the Mapuche mythology, and later assimilated to the Chilean mythology and from some regions of Argentina. The myth is related to or believed to be based on some kind of owl (indicating the Pequén as more likely). While some other versions relate it to the queltehue. Likewise, it is believed that it is possibly related to or has influenced the origin of other myths of fantastic birds of Chiloe mythology, such as Coo and Raiquén and possibly other birds of Patagonian mythology; that according to the traditions are considered like a type of "ominous bird" (bird of bad luck)

The Legend has it that there is a rare species of bird that cannot be seen by the limited human eye. It always comes out at night and is very fast, maybe you hear it in one place and instantly it is in another. It is impossible to locate. His name is Tue Tue or Chochon: the result of the transformation of a cursed sorcerer who flies at night. According to the Mapuches, whoever sings the Tue Tue is irretrievably condemned to die.

Appearance
It is a creature belonging to the Mapuche mythology, and later assimilated to the Chilean mythology and from some regions of Argentina. The myth is related to or believed to be based on some type of owl (indicating that the Pequén is more likely). While some other versions relate it to the queltehue. Likewise, it is believed that it is possibly related or has influenced the origin of other myths of fantastic birds of Chiloé mythology, such as Coo and Raiquén and possibly other birds of Patagonian mythology; that according to the traditions are considered like a species of "ominous bird" (bird of bad luck)

Story
One night when the peasants near Melipilla were working tying the leaves of the onions, a job that is done at night, since the dew allows these leaves to be more docile. They built a fire to heat some tea. Suddenly, a chilling noise came out of the sky, something they had never heard before, a kind of cawing of an unknown bird that stalked them and made them lose their senses ... The caw raised with terror to the last hair of those poor workers who now they were at the mercy of darkness. Someone yelled, "It's the Tue Tue!" And he mentioned that by throwing salt on the fire, any curse would end and rid them of their evil. Scared, they searched among their clothes for a small handful of salt, which they threw in panic into the fire. At that very moment something huge was falling to the ground from the sky, and it writhed in the midst of screams of pain and rage. It emitted noises like human voices, from beyond the grave, and the wailing of birds.

Then silence. A terrifying silence that was eternal and that was interrupted by one of the workers who had fallen unconscious to the ground. In the middle of nowhere and unable to continue working, they waited together for dawn ... What that man forgot to mention about the idea of ​​the salt in the fire is that the sorcerer would appear at your house. But nobody wanted to hear more and they preferred to forget what happened ...

Carlos, the bravest and the one who threw the salt on the fire, woke up from a long sleep that he had to regain strength and go back to work at night, without forgetting what had happened. It was already dusk and night was falling in the town. Carlos was getting ready to leave when he felt the door. He thought it would be Juan, who would always pick him up to go to work together. There was no one.

He surprised him, he looked out, he was sure that he heard the door and, before turning around, an icy cold ran down his back and a nauseating smell filled the room of his house. When he turned around he found a deformed face, a ghostly, terrifying being, who told him with a voice from beyond the grave: " 'YOU MADE ME FALL, NOW YOU WILL BURN IN HELL!' "

It is said that the witcher embedded feathers one by one in Carlos's body and made him fly to take revenge on each of the workers.