Fern Flower
Published on April 16, 2019

Monk Bunian

  • Hidden People
  • People of Light
  • Whistling people

Regions of expansion

Malaysia 1
Malaysia

Description

On the Malaysian island of Borneo (the nearby peninsula of Malacca), there are legends about a people called: Hidden People, People of Light, Whistling people or Orang Bunian, which translates as "People making sounds." It is believed that this people does not belong to our world.

Most often they give themselves away by frightening whistles, shouts or singing in the jungle. They are described as ghostly pale and thin creatures similar to humans. At the same time, they are very beautiful, their lips do not have a groove, and their ears are pointed. They dress in traditional local clothes. They are endowed with supernatural abilities, such as teleportation, flight, mind reading. They can also become invisible to everyone. They live between our dimensions.

They can be very hostile if someone invades their territory. They can kidnap people, but they often help people find lost relatives or children, and they can also fall in love with people themselves and even have sexual relations with them. From this connection, children may even be born who will have the gift of invisibility. Sometimes these creatures can help in the search for treasures.

Monk Bunian in popular culture