Toyol

THE TOYOL IS KNOWN TOE SHORT AND SMALL WITH A BULGING STOMACH,WIDE-EYED,AND WITH BIG POINTED EARS AND CHILDISH NATURE.TO DETER THE TOYL,LIVE CRABS ARE PLACED NEAR THE HOUSE.THE TOYOL IS BELIEVED TO BE FOND OF PAYING WITH THE CRABS UNTIL DAWN AND THUS NOT BE ABLE TO STEAL ANY MONEY.THERE AE SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN TOYOL FOLKLORE OF THE REGION,SUCH AS THAILAND,INDONESIA,THE PHILIPPINES OR BRUNEI HANTU YANG MENYERUPAI TOYOL MENGIKUT PERSPEKTIF BARAT.KELAKUANNYA SAMA,IAITU NAKAL,SUKA BERMAIN DAN BERSIFAT KEBODOH-BODOHAN. SOME WESTER GHOST RESEMBLES THE MALAY TOYOL.THEIR CHARACTER ARE IDENTICAL;MISCHIEVOUS,PLAYFUL AND

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