Page 78 of Caressed By Sin
A taxi stopped right in front.
The driver eyed us suspiciously when we climbed in.
I gave him the address.
Fatou leaned my way and kept her voice low. “You told me before that you used to hunt with the Boto Brothers.”
“We did for a few years, but I would rather be like a lone wolf and stay to myself.”
“But what do you know about the Boto Brothers?”
“They're sloppy with their hunting, so much that they're legends about them throughout Brazil.”
“Legends?”
“There is an Amazon River dolphin called theBoto Cor-de-Rosa. It is one of the unique wild animals of Brazil and the largest of the river dolphin species.”
“I've never heard of it.”
“Well, it is a remarkable animal. The dolphin transforms from grey to pink as it ages.”
Fatou quirked her brows. “But what does that have to do with the Boto Brothers?”
“For Brazilian folklore,Boto Cor-de-Rosais a magical creature that is able to take the form of a handsome man late at night.”
Fatou smiled. “Very interesting.”
“The dolphin's human figure is very charming and seductive. He goes to parties in search of beautiful, unaccompanied, young women. The legend also has him dressing in a white suit.”
“Do the Boto Brothers like white suits?”
“Ungodly ugly white suits and horrible looking white hats too.” I rolled my eyes. “The legend explains that, the Boto then seduces village girls and takes them to the bottom of the river to impregnate them.”
“Okay. This is crazy.”
“Even crazier, Indigenous people believe the blowhole of the Amazon River dolphin does not disappear while Boto is in its human form. Therefore, he needs to wear a hat to hide it.”
“So. . .is any of this close to true?”
“The Boto Brothers can shift into dolphins, but not pink ones. They're dark red and ugly.”
“Why are they able to shift?”
“Apparently, the Fallen Angel that bit them had some power to create sea creatures.”
“So they were bitten?”
I nodded.
“And. . .do the Boto Brothers impregnate females?”
“They try their best, but as far as I know none of their children have ever survived.” I shrugged. “However, the popular belief around the Amazon area says that a child whose father is unknown is the child of the Boto.”
“So, the Boto Brothers grew up close to the Amazon?”
“They did. And I'm unsure of who was named first, the Amazon River dolphin or them.”
“What about the blow holes on their forehead? Is that true or just part of the legend?”
