Many years ago, a group of friends had the habit of sitting every night in a square to talk, play and joke. On several occasions, my grandmother had warned us not to be late in that square because according to her, El Niño appeared there. According to the stories told by my grandmother, El Niño was the soul of a child who had died without being baptized. Obviously no one believed in those stories and we thought that my grandmother was just trying to scare us into going home early. Until what my grandmother feared happened: the soul of El Niño appeared to us.

In Venezuela, to this type of spirits or soul that wander after death, they are considered goblins. The goblins are ghostly beings, smaller in size, who usually appropriate the places and who generally look for something, be it frightening, playing and even taking people to the afterlife. According to its purpose, there are naughty goblins, who cry, in love and even conservationists. Let's talk about them:

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Playful goblins

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These ghosts are small, restless and pranksters and what they do is hide objects and make mischief to humans. They are also considered mocking spirits because they seem to have fun at the expense of the people. Normally they do not seek to frighten or are terrifying, they only seek to confuse. Normally, when some object is lost to us in a strange way, knowing that we have left it in a certain place and that it does not appear, people usually say that it is goblins, mocking spirits, that has hidden things. If you try to find it, you probably will not find it because the goblin will hide it for fun and want to see you worried. It is recommended that you ignore it and then the goblin will believe that you do not care about the object and it will appear. It is also said that if you want to chase away a naughty goblin, it is best to go to the bathroom eating. With this, supposedly, will stop following you.

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Weeping goblins

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There are many legends that speak of this type of goblins. Many of the Venezuelan people know thousands of stories of weeping goblins. It is said that crying is one of the signs that give this type of ghosts. The people who have seen weeping goblins, have told that normally at night the crying of a child that can be seen mounted on the trees or on the roofs of the house is heard. They are small, they cry and they are dressed like children, covering their faces, but when they show their faces, they are old. It is said that they are spirits of children who died without receiving baptism, so it is recommended, in order to chase them away, to baptize them. This baptism consists of taking holy water (water blessed by a priest) in the place where the goblin appears and giving it a name, because supposedly so, when you say a prayer, you say the name and you can ask him to rest in peace.

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In love goblins

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These goblins are usually the most dangerous. Normally these goblins look nice, of particular beauty and with some outstanding feature; that is, some say they have very beautiful eyes, others have a sweet voice and some say they have intoxicating aromas. With these unique and captivating characteristics, the pixie in love can, according to, caress people even if people do not see them. These goblins usually fall in love with their victims and visit them at night in the room. Many of the well-known stories talk about how they can get on top of people while they are asleep, and they can even try to drown them. Some beliefs say that when a goblin falls in love with a person, it dries it, makes it skinny and yellow, it's as if in each nocturnal visit, it took away a little bit of life. They also say that you should never give your name and if you want to chase it away, you should put a fish in the room. Supposedly they hate the smell of fish.

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Conservationist goblins

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These goblins usually live in rivers, lagoons, forests, and are the guardians of nature. It is believed that all natural places have goblins that take care of the predatory hand of man. Normally they only act when they see that nature is stalked or hurt. It is said that in the lagoons of Mérida, this type of goblins abound, which can physically attack people if they see that they destroy nature; Some people even say that some tourists have been lost because they have dared to throw stones at the lagoons and this usually awakens the goblins, and they, out of revenge, have turned the landscape around and people have not found their way back. They say that there are many missing in the lagoons of Merida and all because the elves take care of those lands. As you can imagine, if you are not a predator of your environment and do not break the trees or dirty the waters, the goblins will remain asleep and will not hurt you.

These types of goblins that I just gave them are not the only ones, but they are the best known. It is believed that, although you can drive away some, others may come so it is always recommended to be forewarned and not to arouse their interest.

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Going back to my initial story, one night, while laughing at a joke, we heard a child cry in the distance. It was a cry like a lament, one of those that make your skin bristle. We were all a little scared, but we kept chatting. The crying continued, but now it felt closer. In that we saw that a dog was beginning to bark towards the roof of one of the houses that were nearby. When we saw who the dog was barking at, we saw a small figure sitting on the roof. We all run to our homes. It is not necessary to say that more never we returned to that place and each time that we passed by there, we made a cross in our chest.

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