Siéhnam the deer was once the terror of the Chorote of Argentina. He would attack at night, seeking out villages after midnight, and kill people by stabbing them with his large antlers. If he found someone sleeping on their back, he would bite their throat. He killed four people every night.
The day came when the Chorote, tired of the losses incurred, asked the shaman for help. “What is it that comes at night?” they asked him.
The shaman woke up just before midnight and heard Siéhnam approaching. “Now I have caught you!” the shaman said. “I thought it was someone else, but it was you. You and I will fight!”
And fight they did, until the shaman threw Siéhnam down and the deer did not come back. The next day the shaman brought the good news to the village. “Now we can sleep peacefully! I believe the one bothering us will not return again”.
References
Cordeu, E. J.; Mashnshnek, C. O.; von Nordenskiöld, E.; Siffredi, A.; and Verna, M. A.; Wilbert, J. and Simoneau, K. eds. (1985) Folk Literature of the Chorote Indians. UCLA Latin American Center Publications, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Threw down? Either he body slammed him or he yeeted the deer off a cliff
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That’s the exact wording 😅
Probably suplexed the damn thing, I’d run away in defeat too
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Didn’t expect this in South America.
But then there’s the jarjacha so…
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Carnivorous pampas deer, what’s not to like
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What, deer in South America?
Darren Naish has what you need to know about them
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/south-america-s-many-remarkable-deer/
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Nope, just a MEAN deer… from South America.
Especially with the “killing people over their sleep position” bit.
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The deer’s a jerk.
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ouch
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Um, does the Siehnam only have one single antler or is it just the perspective here?
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I suck at drawing.
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Okay, now I can see there’s two.
Also, what’s the red stuff on the tips?
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Blood 😦
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Use your imagination…
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My artwork is so bad it needs input from the imagination 😦
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No I was telling the other guy to use his imagination. If you hear about a monster and it’s got red stuff dripping from the business end of its then it’s probably blood
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