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Basket monsters are bizarre creatures from Zulu folklore.

Appearance[]

These creatures appear as normal baskets, but they have the ability to sprout legs.

Behaviour[]

If someone unwittingly places something in a basket monster, it will grow legs and scuttle away like a crab. The most common retelling of this myth is that of a mother placing her child in one, only to find that the basket has vanished after she turns her back.[1]

Similar creatures[]

References[]

  1. Zell-Ravenheart, Oberon. A Wizard's Bestiary, Book-mart press (2007). Pg 22.
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