Tradition / Region: Brazilian mythology
Alternate Names: —
Category: Cow
The Myth
They say the Boi Laranja was once an ordinary bull that lived among other cattle in a pasture, alongside beasts such as the Boi Jardim. Yet even in life, it was never truly one of the herd. It kept to itself, standing apart as if it wished no company from animals or people alike.
At night, the land where it stayed became a place of dread. Those who passed nearby felt an unexplainable fear settle over them. Some claimed that a single look from the bull was enough to make their legs tremble and their hearts race, as though its gaze carried a weight no living creature should possess.
When the Boi Laranja finally died, the fear did not fade.
Travelers began to report sightings near the same pasture. In the darkness, a massive shape would appear where the bull once stood. Others felt watched as they crossed the land, certain that something unseen was still there, guarding the ground it had claimed in life.
Even now, people warn against passing too close to that place. They say the Boi Laranja did not depart with its death, and that its presence still lingers in the pasture, silent, watchful, and unwilling to let go of the land it once called its own.
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Sources
História Jardim contributors. (2022). História e Lenda do Boi Laranja. In HistoriaJardim.blogspot.com, from https://historiajardim.blogspot.com/2022/05/historia-e-lenda-do-boi-laranja-para.html
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