Tailypo is an old folktale popularized in the Appalachian region of America. An old man living in the woods, short on food, crosses paths with a strange creature with a long tail. The old man cuts off the creature's tail, eating it for supper. The creature returns to reclaim its tail, killing the old man. The-Li Po: An Appalachian Legend keeps to this general plot. The writer and crew give the tail a better turn, in 2012-13 than has been give to date, by researching the folktale and lending it a sense of realism heretofore not accomplished.