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Laisrean
May 2nd, 2006, 10:16 AM
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In this day and age, a cry of "Walla-la-loo-loo" wafting across the nighttime air would not cause a normal Utah Valley resident to tremble with fear. However, during an earlier time in Utah Valley, that cry would likely have sent a chill through the breech cloth of many a Shinob-fearing Timpanogos warrior. It may have also curdled the milk of nursing Ute mothers and caused numerous sleeping Indian children to unconsciously duck their heads under their animal skin covers and clutch their buffalo hide beanie babies a little closer. For that sound was the call uttered by Pawapicts, or Water Babies, whom native Americans believed inhabited the waters of Utah Lake, Provo River and other aqua pura.

Hearing "Walla-la-loo-loo" in the night-time air, or any other weird cry for that matter, would certainly scare the crap out of me whether I had heard of the legend or not. :lol:

Dio
May 2nd, 2006, 10:55 AM
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Hearing "Walla-la-loo-loo" in the night-time air, or any other weird cry for that matter, would certainly scare the crap out of me whether I had heard of the legend or not. :lol:
:lol:

That's funny! I've not heard this little legend before :lol:

jinx1_2
May 3rd, 2006, 12:09 PM
My husband has been scaring the crap out of little kids with his version of this legend for years! My little sister was one of the ones he told it to and couldn't sleep alone for a very, VERY long time afterwards! We still tease her about it sometimes.:lol:

jinx1_2
May 3rd, 2006, 12:10 PM
Ooops! Sorry! Somehow this posted twice!

Astara Seague
May 3rd, 2006, 12:39 PM
My Grandfather told that to me when I was little, along with a ton more, Utah is riddled with Indain legends, its actually pretty cool!!!:)