According to Native American myth, Pukwudgies are small, goblin-like creatures that are known for their mischievous behavior. They stand two to three feet tall, have gray skin and large ears, and can shapeshift into various creatures, including one that looks like a porcupine from the back and a half-troll, half-human from the front. Stories about Pukwudgies vary between tribes, with the Ojibwe people claiming the creatures are friendly and play harmless pranks and the Wampanoag people warning that they can be deadly. Assorted legends tell of the Pukwudgies' abilities to turn invisible, make people forget things, or shoot victims with magic arrows.
Throughout the centuries, sightings of these mysterious cryptids have been reported from the East Coast to the Great Lakes, but much of the lore surrounding them centers in Massachusetts, the home of the Wampanoag tribe, specifically Freetown State Forest and Hockomock Swamp. In 1990, a local man named Bill Russo was walking his dog late at night when he allegedly spotted a three-foot-tall humanoid creature covered in black hair that spoke in a bizarre language and tried to lure him into a nearby swamp. What's more, there have reportedly been multiple unexplained deaths at a ledge in Freetown State Forest in recent years that some people have attributed to Pukwudgies luring victims off the edge.
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