Tikbalang

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Turn your shirt inside out and he loses interest. Pluck a golden hair from his mane and he becomes your servant. He lives where the rain falls while the sun shines.

From the Public Record

The Tikbalang (/ˈtikbaˌlaŋ/) is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and rainforests of the Philippines. It is a tall, bony humanoid creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, to the point that its knees reach above its head when it squats down. In some versions, it is a transformation of an aborted fetus sent to earth from limbo.

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