In the vast expanse of the Eastern Plains, a region shared by Colombia and Venezuela, the wind carries a deadly melody, the whistle of El Silbón. The legend tells the story of a spoiled and violent young man who, in a fit of rage, murdered his father and fed his mother the victim's entrails. As punishment, his grandfather had him tied to a post, flogged, and cursed to roam the earth with his father's bones on his back.
El Silbón is described as a giant, extremely thin figure, wearing a straw hat and carrying a sack with the bones of his father, which rattle ominously. His whistle follows a musical scale, growing louder and more unbearable. The legend warns that if the whistle is heard loud and clear, El Silbón is far away, but if it's heard softly and from a distance, death is imminent. El Silbón is said to target drunkards and womanizers, and those who hear him counting the bones in his sack must use a whip, dog, or chili peppers to scare him away, recalling his original punishment.
