American Cryptid: Pukwudgie

                                                                Pukwudgie


Many American Indian myth's have stories of little people.

The Wampanoag of Massachusetts’ legend is of the Pukwudgie. A small humanoid creature that was said to be jealous of the affection the Wampanoag showed the giant Maushop ( according to another myth the giant created Cape Cod for them), the Pukwudgie began to torment the Wampanoag Indians, playing tricks on them, stealing their children, and burning their villages. Pukudgies are described as humanlike, two to three feet tall with large noses, and ears. Their skin is grey.







 A Pukwudgie, also spelled Puk-Wudjie, is sometimes said to be as tall 4-to-5-feet.

The Pukwudgie can become invisible, use magic, and create fire at the snap of their fingers, but their most dangerous antics involve shooting poison arrows (with which legend says they used to kill Maushop and his five sons), and turning into a half-porcupine/half-troll.

These small human-like monsters have been known to lure humans to their deaths either by poison arrow, or pushing the human off a cliff. Afterward, the Pukwudgie can control the souls of their victims.

In modern times, people have reported encountering Pukwudgies in Freetown-Fall River State Forest, which includes a reservation in the Wampanoag Nation.