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title: Delgadín
description: Generic name given to small benevolent goblins in certain South
  American regions.
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<h2 id="delgadin">Delgadín</h2>

Name given to goblins in many parts of South America. Although the term refers to goblins in a generic sense, the versions are many and varied. Thus, many describe them as tiny dwarfs of young age dressed in colorful clothes, their heads covered with wide-brimmed straw hats. The small goblin carries a flute and plays sweet melodies. It tends to hide inside tree trunks and emerges to protect animals or to pursue a maiden for sexual purposes.