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\nBlame the Tokoloshe! South Africa’s Most Notorious Goblin\n

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\nConnected to witchcraft, sexual predation, and mischief, the tokoloshe is a dominant myth in South Africa. There are different kinds of tokoloshe/tikoloshe, but one thing remains the same in all versions of the monster: they cause havoc...\nConnected to witchcraft, sexual predation, and mischief, the tokoloshe is a dominant myth in South Africa. There are different kinds of tokoloshe/tikoloshe, but one thing remains the same in all versions of the monster: they cause havoc in the lives of all those unfortunate enough to encounter them. They’re blamed from everything from murder and possession to divorce and debt.\n
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6:25
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9th - Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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2019
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English
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monsters, south africa, night, communities, mythology, legends, africa
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monstrum, monstrum pbs, lore, folklore, documentary, pbs, pbs digital studios, monster, emily zarka, dr. emily zarka, scary stories, horror stories, mysterious, creature, tokoloshe, south african lore, african, tikoloshe, mystical, horror, history, legendary, scary, strange creature, tokolosh carries, victim, children, tokolosh, witch, beds, called, avoid, people, claimed, tokalosh, talk, ways, tokoloshi, sangoma, small, capable, evil, fear, retaliation, makes, part, boogeyman, made, tokolosha
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