Wai Wouf- The Wai
Wouf is supposedly a nocturnal creature. There are many versions of the tales
about this creature. Some believe that it is an animal-a cat or dog that howls
wouf wouf, while it moves around in desolated houses. While others believe the
Wai Wouf is a little midget whose powers lie in his toup, his cap.
This is a story I heard from Ayaz who heard it
from his grandparents.
"One day a donga walla who used to go for work in the Dal
captured the Wai Wouf’s cap. So he started using the power of the cap to
control the creature. The donga walla had reduced it into a common slave and
would send him to run errands. Now the Wai Wouf was very clever. He waited for
an opportunity to regain his power by repossessing his cap. One day, the Wai Wouf tricked the man’s
wife to return his cap and as soon as he repossessed it he killed the entire family by submerging the donga into water."- Ayaz (lives near the Dal in Srinagar)
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