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My Tailipoe series grew out of the Appalachian folktale of the same name, which I read in a book. As mentioned in Part 2.
Here’s an interpretation of the traditional story by digital animator Matt Rogers that I quite like:
https://youtu.be/ygKOF1mEzRs?si=U-TqSWoiprvjwZgw
Folk tales are originally told around campfires and next to bedsides. They are made up on the fly and embellished in the retelling. In this way the tales are spread from person to person, family to family, generation to generation. And eventually gathered into a book by professors of folklore. Continue reading Tailipoe 101 part 3!
