The legend varies considerably across the entire Northern Brazilian terrain. However, the most common version depicts the tale of a rich farmer who gifts his favorite ‘Boi’ (Ox) to his beloved daughter. A ranch man named ‘Pae Francisco’ gets employed to look after the Boi. The story takes a twist when Pae’s pregnant wife ‘Mae Caterina’ develops a bizarre craving for the bull’s tongue. As she persuades her husband for the same, Pae reluctantly agrees to fulfill his wife’s craving & slaughters the beast.