The Migoi: Bhutan's Yeti Legends
The Migoi (from Tibetan 'mi rgod', meaning 'wild man') is Bhutan's version of the Yeti — a magical creature of the high Himalayan pastures. Unlike the Nepali Yeti, the Bhutanese Migoi possesses supernatural abilities: it can become invisible at will, its blood has magical qualities used for talismans, and it carries two enchanted objects — the dipshing (a juniper twig granting invisibility) and the sem phatsa (a satchel without which it loses all power). Bhutanese folklore describes two types: the mechume (a small, ape-like being with reddish-brown hair inhabiting deep forests) and the migoi/g