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  2. Coco (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    It can also be considered an Iberian version of a bugbear [1] as it is a commonly used figure of speech representing an irrational or exaggerated fear. The Cucuy is a male being while Cuca is a female version of the mythical monster. The "monster" will come to the house of disobedient children at night and take them away.

  3. List of Winnie-the-Pooh characters - Wikipedia

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    The two live in a house near the Sandy Pit in the northwestern part of the forest. Kanga is the only female character to appear in the books and in most Winnie-the-Pooh media. She was based on a stuffed toy that belonged to Christopher Robin Milne. Kanga is kindhearted, calm, patient and docile.

  4. Bugbear - Wikipedia

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    Bugbear sculpture in Thieles Garten , Bremerhaven (2006) A bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the boogeyman (or bugaboo or babau or cucuy), and other creatures of folklore , all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children .

  5. List of Disney's Sleeping Beauty characters - Wikipedia

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    Princess Aurora is the titular protagonist of the film and the third official Disney Princess.After she is cursed by the evil fairy Maleficent as a baby to die on her sixteenth birthday after pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel, Merryweather uses her gift to change the curse so that Aurora will instead fall into a deep sleep until true love's kiss breaks the spell.

  6. Category:Female legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Female legendary creatures" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 211 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

  7. 21 Best 1990s Baby Names That Are Still Relevant Today - AOL

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    The name Taylor is a gender-neutral name, though in the 1990s, it was far more popular as a female name than a male one. It has French origins and means "tailor" or "to cut." This classic, bright ...

  8. List of legendary creatures (B) - Wikipedia

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    Bi-blouk – Female, cannibalistic, partially invisible monster; Bies – Demon; Bigfoot (American Folklore) – Forest-dwelling hominid cryptid. Binbōgami – Spirit of poverty; Bishop-fish (Medieval Bestiaries) – Fish-like humanoid; Biwa-bokuboku – Animated biwa; Black Annis – Blue-faced hag

  9. List of beings referred to as fairies - Wikipedia

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    Their name "chaneque" derives from the Nahuatl term ohuican chaneque, meaning "those who dwell in dangerous places", and they seem to have originally been guardian spirits of craggy mountains, woods, springs, caves, etc. Today, they are usually described as having the appearance of a toddler, with the wrinkled face of a very old person.