El Cucuy
What is another name for the monster El Cucuy?
El Coco
Mexico
Can change colors
Has spikes/scales on the back
Has wings
Where does the legend of El Silbón originate from?
Los Llanos, Venezuela
Complete the sentence with the appropriate word:
Yo ____________ hambre, necesito ir al almuerzo
Tengo
Where does the legend of El Cucuy originate from?
Spain or Latin America
What was the girl and the boy's name in the story?
María and Alberto
What animals does El Chupacabra do to animals? What animals is El Chupacabra obsessed with?
El Chupacabra drinks the blood of chicken, goats, and ducks
What was the problem with the kid in the story?
He wanted to eat deer for dinner but that is not what his mom cooked
El Chupacabra es un _________________ que chupa la sangre de animales.
monstruo
Who uses El Cucuy and what is the purpose?
Parents use El Cucuy for kids who are disobedient
Describe what the girl's life was like before meeting the boy. And, describe the boy's life before meeting the girl.
Girl: lived in a small house with her parents, poor
Boy: lived in a big house alone, rich
Since the first attack in Puerto Rico in 1995, how has El Chupacabra affected the country?
It negatively affects tourism
What did the dad do? And, what was the resulting action?
The dad tried to get a deer but was not successful. The boy killed his father
El Cucuy ____________ en la noche cuando un niño está disobediente.
aparence
We read/listened to two versions of El Cucuy. What is the determined description of El Cucuy?
The monster is indescribable
What did the woman do to her children?
She drowned them
What are two theories from the United States about the origin of El Chupacabra?
1. A NASA genetic experiment gone wrong / military experiment gone wrong
2. Alien
What did the grandfather do? What is the message he is trying to convey?
The grandfather gave the boy a consequence - carrying his dad's remains in a sack. He is trying to teach his grandson that all actions have consequences
Muchas personas tienen ______________ de La Llorona.
miedo
What is the rhyme that parents say to their children about El Cucuy
Duérmete mi niño
Duérmete ya
Por El Cucuy te comerá
Why did the woman do what she did to her children?
She did not want them to have to live the same life she did
What is the final theory that was mentioned in the reading - this is the least believed theory.
El Chupacabra is a wild dog
What is El Silbón's "thing"? Why does it make it tricky?
If you hear the whistling close to you, you are safe. If you hear the whistling far away from you, you are going to die.
Las _______________ de El Silbón escuchan un silbido antes de morir.
victimas