Picolaton

The picolaton (also known as the pique-au-mollet, quiperlibresson and cacalambri) is an imaginary bird present in the folklore of Franche-Comté.

It is best known as a threat towards lazy children, telling them the picolaton would nip their heels and buttocks if they did not hurry. It is thus akin to the bogeyman. Particularly irritating children are promised a visit to the incredible nest of the fabulous bird around April Fool's Day, provided they are very good and obedient. It supposedly nests in thorn bushes.

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References

  1. ↑ Brasey, Édouard (14 September 2007). La Petite Encyclopédie du merveilleux (in French) (Éditions le pré aux clercs ed.). Paris. p. 277. ISBN 978-2842283216.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ Revue des traditions populaires. École typographique des pupilles de la Seine. 1908. p. 315. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Société d'émulation de Montbéliard (1897). Mémoires. p. 313. Retrieved 13 August 2013.