kidnapping is also a common theme in such folklore. encantados are said to be fond of abducting humans with whom they fall in love, children born of their illicit love affairs, or just about anyone near the river who can keep them company, and taking them back to the encante. the fear of this is so great among people who live near the amazon river that both children and adults are terrified of going near the water between dusk and dawn, or entering water alone. some who supposedly have encountered encantados while out in their canoes have been said to have gone insane, but the creatures seem to have done little more than follow their boats and nudge them from time to time.