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''The Tailypo'' is an old story from Appalachian folklore. It has not been tamed down at all like so many of the old stories but retains all its original spine-tingling terror for the very young. Although it is listed as a ghost story, it really is not. Instead it the story of a strange beast which is best left well alone.
This book begins with an old man in little cabin, deep in the woods. He lives alone with his three hunting dogs and depends on hunting for his food. After a very poor day's hunting, with only one scrawny rabbit for his dinner, and feeling quite hungry one night a strange creature comes into his cabin. He snatches up his axe and has a go at the creature but is only able to chop off the tail, which he promptly throws in his pot and eats before climbing into bed contented, but his peaceful rest will be short lived. His slumber is disturbed by a scratching sound, which I feel is best read starting softly, and growing louder with each scratch. As if this were not bad enough, he soon hears a more chilling sound, a wailing voice crying out: ''Tailypo tailypo all I want is my tailypo''.
