Haakapainizi

The Haakapainizi is a strange monster from the Kawaiisu people in what is currently Nevada. It looked like a giant grasshopper carrying around a large basket. It would move around singing and grabbing children to place in its basket. It was eventually killed by Mouse who tricked it into eating a hot coal. Eating this coal caused Haakapainizi to turn to stone from the inside out.

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