independent reading book report

El Cuco Myth

There is a myth in puerto Rico of El Cuco which is who Javier thinks is doing all of these killings. El Cuco is described as a mythical creature made out of worms that could take your DNA and transform into you. Though, there are many different ideas of what he would look like or do. Sometimes, parents would tell these myths to their kids to encourage them to behave otherwise "El Cuco would come and get them and come eat them."

El Cuco myth explained