Kelpie
The fable of the kelpie varies by region. Other versions of the myth
describe the kelpie as "green as glass with a black mane and tail that
curves over its back like a wheel" or that, even in human form, they are
always dripping wet and/or hav
In mythology,
the kelpie is described as a strong and powerful horse. Its hide was
supposedly black (though in some stories it was white), and appeared as a
lost pony, but could be identified by its constantly dripping mane. Its
skin was said to be like that of a seal, smooth but as cold as death
when touched. Kelpies were said to transform into beautiful women to
lure men into their traps. They created illusions to keep themselves
hidden, keeping only their eyes above water to scout the surface.
e water weeds in their hair.
The water horse is a common form of the kelpie, said to lure humans,
especially children, into the water to drown and eat them. The water
horse would encourage children to ride on its back, and once its victims
fell into its trap, the water horse's skin would become adhesive
and the horse would bear the children into the river, dragging them to
the bottom of the water and devouring them—except the heart or liver. A
common Scottish tale is the story of nine children lured onto a kelpie's
back, while a tenth kept his distance. The kelpie chased the tenth
child, but he escaped. Another more gruesome variation on this tale is
that the tenth child simply stroked the kelpie's nose but, when his hand
stuck to it, he took a knife from his pocket and cut his own hand off,
cauterizing it with wood from a nearby fire. The child saves himself but
is unable to help his friends, as they are pulled underwater with the
kelpie
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