▁me al . ▁If ▁a ▁person ▁attempts ▁to ▁escape ▁by ▁clim bing ▁a ▁tree , ▁for ▁example , ▁the ▁A o ▁A o ▁will ▁circle ▁the ▁tree , ▁how ling ▁in cess antly ▁and ▁dig ging ▁at ▁the ▁roots ▁until ▁the ▁tree ▁falls . ▁In ▁fact , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁myth ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁successfully ▁escape ▁from ▁an ▁A o ▁A o ▁is ▁to ▁seek ▁shelter ▁by ▁clim bing ▁a ▁pal m ▁tree . ▁The ▁tree ▁contained ▁some ▁unknown ▁power ▁against ▁the ▁A o ▁A o , ▁and ▁if ▁its ▁intended ▁victim ▁did ▁clim b ▁one , ▁the ▁creature ▁would ▁how l ▁in ▁defeat ▁and ▁leave ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁another ▁me al . ▁A o ▁A o ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁e ating ▁clothes . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁myth , ▁the ▁A o ▁A o ▁would ▁fe ast ▁upon ▁dis ob ed ient ▁children ▁brought ▁to ▁it ▁by ▁his ▁brother , ▁J asy ▁J at ere . ▁ ▁In ▁Par agu ay ▁adult s ▁sc are ▁the ▁children ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁A o ▁A o ▁will ▁come ▁after ▁them . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁COL MAN , ▁Nar cis o ▁R . ▁( R os ic r án ): ▁ Ñ ande ▁Y py ▁Ku éra ▁(" N uest ros ▁ante pas ados "), ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁Maur icio ▁Card oz o ▁O cam po , ▁M UND O ▁F OL K L OR IC O ▁P AR AG U A Y O