Tokoloshe

Throughout my stays in South Africa I have been graced with the interesting and far-fetched stories of the cultural traditions of the people that live here, the Xhosa people in particular. There are so many traditions and beliefs that I could probably write a book about them but the one that really throws me off is the Tokoloshe.

Although "he can't be seen" this is apparently what he looks like haha

The Tokoloshe is described as a brown, hairy dwarf that sneaks in to people's houses at night to make love to the females in the household. 

" The penis of the tokoloshe is so long that it has to be slung over his shoulder. Thus sexually well-endowed, the duties of the tokolosh include making love to its witch mistress." (www.vanhunks.com)

In order to thwart the tokoloshe's attempts the Xhosa people build their beds at least ten bricks high off of the ground. The tokoloshe are apparently invisible to adults but if you do see one you are not supposed to speak of it because he will return and punish you for speaking about him.

People really believe in this. For confirmation please see this link Man asks yahoo about tokoloshe problems.