TAILY-PO

ORIGIN: Appalachian folklore.

The Taily-Po is an urban legend rooted in Appalachian folklore, in the rural regions of the southeastern United States. 

The story revolves around an old, lonely hunter who lives deep in the woods with his three loyal hunting dogs. 

One cold and lonely night, the man is very hunger. 

He has no food left, and the harsh wilderness has little to nothing other than cactus for him to eat.

But suddenly, a strange creature with blue glowing eyes and a long tail sneaks into his cabin.

In total desperation from the biting hunger he's feeling, the man grabs his knife and cuts off the creature's tail before it escapes back into the forest.

Of course, starving and with no other options, the hunter cooks and eats the tail.

However, this act sets off a scary chain of events.

As night falls, the creature returns.

It stays just outside his cabin, somewhat whispering: "Taily-po, Taily-po, where is my Taily-po?" 

The man, shit scared sends his dogs to chase the creature away.

One by one, his dogs disappear into the dark woods.

Now left alone, the man locks himself inside his cabin, but the creature refuses to be denied its tail.

It eventually breaks in, and the legend says the man's screams teared through the forest as the Taily-Po ripped out his tail from within the man…

Along with the man's life.