EL Cucuy is a
Mexican urban legend. Legend says it that once upon a time a
father was really angry at his kids for misbehaving. As a matter of punishment, he decided to lock his kids in his closet to learn their lesson. After a while, he decided to go to town and run some errands but he forgot to take his kids out of the closet. When he came back from the town he saw that his barn and his house caught on fire which killed the kids and the
father was cursed. In disbelief, he decided to look for his kids in many closets. It has been years from look for his kids and started growing an appetite for them. Now he hunts kids and hides in closets at night waiting for the right moment to pounce.
Or the definition is A
Mexican legend often used for misbehaved children saying that he
will get them at night if they don't behave. Also, legend has it that whoever hears the true legend
will catch a glimpse of him at night, SLEEP WELL.