Legend says that there
is a little man who is three or four feet high and who looks like a human being
but is invisible. If he is invisible, how they know this I do not know, but
anyway he may be a spirit or he may serve a spirit, but in any case, he does just
one kind of work. He is the master of night and is the one who brings sleep to
human beings. When dusk comes, he goes to work. His magic works well on some,
and they cannot help but fall asleep easily. It is said that he stares at a
person and they cannot help but fall asleep. For those who are already in their
beds, he knocks them on the head with something soft like a pillow. He visits
babies first, and then the children, and then on up to the old people. It is
said that those who are struck by the master of night live to a very old age.
