El Cadejo

The story of El Cadejo (El-Ka-de-ho) talks of an imaginary animal that lurks at night. This animal takes the form of dog-like creature and grows larger when it is seen. There is a good cadejo that is white and an evil cadejo that is black. The good cadejo protects night travelers from the evil cadejo that tries to kill its victims. When one is caught by the black cadejo they are not bitten, but beaten to death. This tale acts a typical scary story told in Honduras and is many times used by parents and grandparents to discourage children from playing into the night.