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The Tailypo

The Tailypo

Tailypo, Tailypo... Give me back my Tailypo...
~ One of the many variations of the Tailypo's classic line.

The Tailypo is a legendary creature who appears in legends usually surrounding the folklore of the Appalachians.

The Creature[]

The Tailypo is reported to be about the same size of a dog. It is also reported to have yellow or red eyes. It has pointed ears and a long tail (which it calls it tailypo). It often has black or dark brown fur, and it only appears at night. It is able to speak, often to demand the return of its tailypo. This demand is often repeated several times in varied legends.

Biography[]

In most legends, a hermit hunter and his three dogs (often named Uno, Ino, and Cumprico-Calico in most variations of the tale) go hunting for game, because there was a shortage of food. They manage to get a hare. However, the hermit is still hungry. While out hunting (or while sitting in the cabin), he sees an uncommon animal with glowing eyes and a long tail. He shoots at it (or cuts it’s tail with an axe) and he gets its tail. In most cases he makes it into a stew and in others, he simply eats it. At night, he hears scratching and hears a voice demanding for the return of its tailypo. The man then sends each of the dogs to (in most variations) to the swamp or woods, to where the Tailypo kills, eats, or simply drowns the dogs. In some versions, the dogs return with one less member implied to have been killed by the Tailypo, or in others don't return at all. The man, frightened, holds onto his gun or ax in most variations. He then waits for dawn. It then appears at the foot of the hermit's bed, and demands for the return of its tailypo. When he couldn't give it back, in most versions, it flays him beyond recognition, or in others attacks him with such force, that the only thing that was left of the house was the chimney. Supposedly during the dark of the nights, it could still be heard calling out for its tailypo.

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