亚马孙的猎人，最怕碰到脚是反着长的人

In the Amazon region of Brazil, there is a well-known story circulated among hunters and rubber tappers. It is said that there is a guardian in the forest called "Curupira."

He looks like a child, with red hair, yellowish skin, and short stature. The strangest thing is his feet: his toes point backward, and his heels point forward. So on the path he walks, the footprints appear to go in the opposite direction; if you follow the footprints, you will never find him, and instead will walk farther and farther away.

The earliest person to mention him was a missionary from the sixteenth century. Around 1560, the Jesuit missionary Anchieta, who was preaching in Brazil, wrote in a letter about the local Indians' claim: there is a "Curupira" in the forest who attacks people walking in the woods.

Curupira specifically targets those who chop down trees indiscriminately, hunt recklessly, or kill too many animals. A hunter chases a deer in the forest, and as he follows, he finds that all the surrounding trees look the same, he gets lost, wanders for a whole day, and returns to the starting point. Old hunters will say that Curupira is playing tricks on you.

He also lets out very loud whistles, imitates animal calls, imitates human speech, imitates your wife's voice, and leads you deeper and deeper. Locals have several ways to deal with him: before entering the forest, place a lump of tobacco under a tree, or pour a little cane rum, as a way of greeting; some hunters say that carrying a ball of intricately woven vines will entangle him, taking time to untangle, and during that time you can leave.

Some also say that he is not actually bad. Sometimes he takes lost children, feeds them, teaches them how to find their way, and returns them after a few days.

To this day, Curupira has become a symbol of forest protection in Brazil. In brochures about environmental protection, he is often depicted as a red-haired child with feet growing backward.

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