Cikavac

No cosmogonic origin or broader mythic genealogy is recorded in the available sources. The tradition describes a ritualized method for creating or acquiring a cikavac rather than a creation myth: an egg taken from a black hen is carried by a woman under her armpit for 40 days, during which she refrains from confessing, cutting her nails, washing her face, or praying. Following this procedure the bird is said to come into the owner's possession and serve them by bringing stolen animal produce, granting wishes, and enabling communication with animals. Beyond this acquisition ritual, sources do not provide a fuller origin narrative.

Sources describe the cikavac as a winged animal (a bird) with a long beak and a pelican-like sack; one secondary description likens it to a stork. No finer morphological details are recorded in the cited material.

According to the recorded tradition, a cikavac would 'suck' honey from others' beehives and milk from others' cattle and bring those goods to its owner. It is also said to fulfill any owner's wish and to enable its owner to understand animal language. These capacities are presented as features of the folkloric creature in the cited sources.