Case file · Folklore / legend
Papa Bois, father of the forest
Papa Bois is the old guardian of Trinidad's forests and animals, hairy, with a goat's hoof and horns, who blows a horn to warn creatures of hunters and punishes those who kill too much.
1950 CE · 10.75, -61.25 · status: legend
The account
He may appear as a deer to lure hunters deep into the bush. Greeting him politely, 'Bon jou, vieux Papa', is said to save you. The year is an approximate 20th-century attestation.