EL CADEJOS
The legend begins with a young man from the city of Cartago named Joaquín. He was what you might call a party animal. Joaquín liked to go overboard and drink a lot. He lived on a farm raising cows, goats and chickens.
Over the years, Joaquín's lifestyle would be the cause of much frustration for his father, who often begged to his son to settle down. He respected his parents, but he didn't obey some rules of the house. For months, Joaquín's fathers begged and pleaded with the wild boy to lead a saner life, but Joaquín continued to party day in and day out. Eventually, the man stopped being so nice to his son, leading to loud arguments with the boy about his lifestyle all of which seemed to fall on deaf ears.
One day Joaquín went out to drink, but that night was unusual. He went to every bar in the city, visiting several places and having a wild time doing so. For seven days, the boy drank and partied to excess. It was actually his last night out, when Joaquín returned to his family home. His father was beyond furious. As his son attempted to explain where he had been, the man simply stared at his son. The man yelled and curse at him for hours. Over time, the curses began to change the boy, turning him into a large black dog known as "El cadejos. The beast now wanders across the country at night, following partiers who have had a bit too much to drink and scaring them back onto the right path.