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My entry for the Modern Myths contest. [link]
i liked the concept and the way the contest was set up, allowing for dynamic interaction on the theme. Translation: i did it for the lolz

I got this creature: (wiki says: )

The Yara-ma-yha-who is a creature from Australian Aboriginal folklore. This creature resembles a little red man with a very big head and large mouth with no teeth. On the ends of its hands and feet are suckers. It lives in fig trees and does not hunt for food, but waits until an unsuspecting traveler rests under the tree, then catches the victim and drains their blood using the suckers on its hands and feet, making them weak. It later comes back and consumes the person, drinks some water, and then takes a nap. When the Yara-ma-yha-who awakens, it regurgitates the victim, leaving it "shorter" than before. The victim's skin also turns slightly more "red" than before.

I say:
The Yara-ma-yha-who no longer lives in fig trees. Instead it lives in abandoned buildings off the highway, waiting for the unsuspecting traveller who gets lost driving in the countryside, like families on vacation or the stray businessperson afraid of airplanes. It poses as an organic product seller, mostly of fig jam and the like. Once the buyer approaches the creature will use its suckers to drain its blood. The rest of its m.o. remains the same.

Description
My entry for the Modern Myths contest. [link]
i liked the concept and the way the contest was set up, allowing for dynamic interaction on the theme. Translation: i did it for the lolz

I got this creature: (wiki says: )

The Yara-ma-yha-who is a creature from Australian Aboriginal folklore. This creature resembles a little red man with a very big head and large mouth with no teeth. On the ends of its hands and feet are suckers. It lives in fig trees and does not hunt for food, but waits until an unsuspecting traveler rests under the tree, then catches the victim and drains their blood using the suckers on its hands and feet, making them weak. It later comes back and consumes the person, drinks some water, and then takes a nap. When the Yara-ma-yha-who awakens, it regurgitates the victim, leaving it "shorter" than before. The victim's skin also turns slightly more "red" than before.

I say:
The Yara-ma-yha-who no longer lives in fig trees. Instead it lives in abandoned buildings off the highway, waiting for the unsuspecting traveller who gets lost driving in the countryside, like families on vacation or the stray businessperson afraid of airplanes. It poses as an organic product seller, mostly of fig jam and the like. Once the buyer approaches the creature will use its suckers to drain its blood. The rest of its m.o. remains the same.