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Abatwa
In African folklore, a legendary little people
from the southern regions, supposedly the tiniest
living things in human form, being a mere 5mm tall.
A
Zulu spirit species, they are
clan-like creatures said to be so small they hide under blades of grass and
sometimes sleep in anthills. They are also said to be seen riding the ants
themselves at times.
According to myth,
the Abatwa live in the mountains and hills, but are nomadic hunters,
having no central village. They follow the game, greedily eat their kill in its entirety,
and then move on. When out on a hunt, or traveling
to distant lands, they ride horses, usually the entire group upon a single
animal, sitting from the neck to the tail, one behind another. If they fail
to make a kill, they will devour their communal horse.
Although the Abatwa
is thought to like aiding humans by giving good advice, they are said to
be very shy, sighted only by the very young children,
magic wielders, and pregnant
women. If a woman in her seventh month of pregnancy happens to see a male Abatwa, it is a definite omen that she will give birth to a boy.
If a person sees and talks to an Abatwa, they better be very careful to pretend that they
are of the same size, because even though they are a peaceful race, if offended they might shoot the human with tiny,
but deadly, poison arrows.
In real life, the Abatwa are an aboriginal African people also known as Twa,
Bushmen or Bosjesmans, whom are thought to be the primordial inhabitants of
Burundi and
Rwanda.
See Fairy,
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Commanding Spirits,
The Tarot Store and
Divination & Scrying Tools and Supplies.
Sources: (1) Mack, Carol and Dinah,
A Field Guide to
Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels, and Other Subversive Spirits,
Arcade Publishing;
(2)
Franklin, Anna,
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies, Paper Tiger;
(3) Matthews, John and Caitlin,
The Element Encyclopedia
of Magical Creatures, Sterling.
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