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So, youve been mouthing off to your parents a bit lately, not listening when they tell you to put your dirty socks in the hamper? They tell you that if you dont shape up they are going to call the bogeyman to come and get you. You laugh. There is no such thing as a bogeyman. A sharp knock comes at the door. Nobody is around so you answer. Standing at the door is the oldest man you have ever seenhis back is hunched and one of his ears is big and red. He grabs for your arm and you know now that the bogeyman is for real. This particular bogeyman is called el Cucuy (pronounced coo-COO-ee). He comes directly from Mexico. They say with that big red ear that he can hear everything! In this cautionary tale, master storyteller Joe Hayes tells how two girls didnt listen to their fathers warningsjust like youand el Cucuy snatched them up. Of course, the story has a happy ending! Todos en el suroeste de los Estados Unidos y la gran parte de Mxico han escuchado del Cucuy. Con su espalda jorobada y su gran oreja roja, el Cucuy fue una vez una parte estndar de la crianza de los nios. Muchos mexicanos y mexicoamericanos te dir "Crec con el Cucuy". "Y hay muchas historias de nios perezosos y desobe

Who reads ¡El Cucuy! : A Bogeyman Cuento in English and Spanish (English and Spanish Edition)?

Author

as told by Joe Hayes

Publisher

El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780938317784

Category

children's

Subjects

Folklore, Children'S, Fiction

Rating

4.16 / 5 (52 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14