THE TARUMAMA

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THE TARUMAMA LOVES YOU

I want that you read this story, the true story told in Nariño,because there is not another story that could be more tragic.

Long time ago there was a beautiful woman, she is called the Weeping woman or the Tarumama. The Tarumama lived in Mayasquer, it was a town located behind a volcano. She enjoyed to play with plants and flowers. Sometimes she went to the river and talked to the girls in the town, so many people knew her therefore, she appealed to all men even the male species and gods. The legend told by the natives says that the rainbow or Cueche named there by natives admired her beauty and he fell in love with her instantly.

One day, Cueche went to the river because he wanted to see her. So he looked for her and she was sleeping, So he came when she was sleeping, he tied her hands to a tree and he tried to rape her. She woke up when she felt him. At the beginning she resisted but then she liked his touch. As she had not grown with a family she didn’t know what thing was wrong or right. He noticed that the Tarumama enjoyed his touch, so he untied her hands and they started kissing and touching each of their body parts. When they eventually ended they fell asleep. When the Tarumama woke up the moonlight bathed their figures and she saw a little light falling from the moon and it reached on his stomach. She didn’t know what had happened, but it was a really special moment.  

They met every day at 4 pm. They walked and picked beautiful flowers near the volcano; they were in love. Gods cannot know about them because there was a rule that no god could fall in love with a human. But, they didn’t mind; they just wanted to be together as long as possible.

Sooner rather than later, gods found out about their relationship and they forbade him to return to earth. The Cueche could only see her from the sky. She really missed him but her life should continue.

One day, she went to the river to wash a garment and then she bathed herself because she felt a sharp pain in his lower belly. Surprisingly, she felt something coming out of her body. It was a baby, their baby. She couldn’t hold her baby. Both the Tarumama and her baby were dragged by the strong river current. When she woke up her baby wasn’t with her.

The people said that the Cueche or Rainbow became very sad and lost the most striking colors that he had (in the region the people said that the rainbow had more than seven colors). But the truth is that because he enjoyed being praised for their colors by the people, the gods punished him putting a spell in the eyes of the people therefore we cannot see all the rainbow colors.

Tarumama began to look for his son near the river but she didn’t find him. The gods punished her for losing a demigod. Since then she lost her beautiful appearance, she must punish evil men and continued looking for her son.

The Cueche and the Tarumama were punished and their love was had damned. The rainbow comes out almost always during the day, and comes out at night when she cannot go out to look for their son, they cannot see each other never more. The people said that both cry for their son because is the only proof that their love existed.

Many of the mothers in Nariño forbid their children to be close to the river bank after six in the afternoon because the Tarumama can confuse and take them away. The people said that she seeks unfaithful men and eats them, but she is only obliged to do that, it is the only food her body tolerates, She is not a killer!

Small demigod if you read this I want to tell you that your mother is looking for you, she loves you, the Tarumama loves you.

If you comes into contact with him please feel free to leave your comment.

GLOSSARY

Achichay: It is a word used to describe the weather, specifically when it is a cold day.

Achichucas: It is a word used to describe the weather, specifically when it is a hot day.

Affluent: It is a little river flowing into a larger river.

Chiles: It is a volcano near to Cumbal volcano.

Cueche: It’s another name given to Rainbow.

Cumbal: It is the place where the Tarumama appears.

Cuy: It is a large rodent. This rodent is roasted in ovens or on firewood and it  is a typical dish of Nariño.

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Los Pastos: it is an aboriginal village that still living in Nariño. They speak Spanish because their language (Pasto) has been extinct.

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Mayasquer: It is the town where theTarumama lived. It is located behind a volcano.

Paila ice cream: This is an ice cream that is crafted in a deep pot. In Colombia Paila  means deep and thick pot, for this reason it is called Paila ice cream.

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Ruana: It is a thick woolen cloth with a hole in the middle. It is used to maintain body heat.

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Tarumama: It’s another name given to the Weeping woman. 

Vereda: It is a subdivision located in Colombian rural areas, most of the time divided by a mountain, source or path.

CHARACTER PROFILES

The Tarumama or the Weeping woman:

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Date of birth: January 27, 1870

Zodiac sign: Aquarius

Hobbie: stealing children, killing men.

Favorite food: Eating unfaithful men in sweet and sour sauce.

Favorite days: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Personality: She is bipolar, sometimes she is aggressive but she isn’t dangerous for the society unless she sees children close to the river. She has problems of schizophrenia. She believes that a rainbow knocked her up.

Physical description:

Before: She was tall, she had a beautiful long black hair and she had great honey-colored eyes, her nose was small. She had a small waist and her hips were large.

After: She looks like an old wrinkled and ugly woman with hooves instead of feet.

Contact: Close to the river after 6 pm.

Follow her: Facebook as the Tarumama sees you or Twitter  @Tarumamaharassesyou

Rainbow (Named like this by the Tarumama):

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Date of birth: October 17, ? 

Zodiac sign: Libra

Hobbie: knocking up the Tarumama.

Favorite food: Children.

Favorite days: sunny days.

Personality: He is very quiet and depressive.

Contact:  unknown.

Physical description: Nobody knows how was his appearance on earth but the people say he was a very handsome man with blue eyes and white skin.

Baby:

Date of birth: November 20, 1892

Zodiac sign: Scorpion.

Hobbie: hiding of the Tarumama.

Favorite food: unknown.

Favorite days: unknown.

Personality:  unknown.

Physical description: unknown.

Contact:  unknown.

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