Hidebehind

Hidebehind

A hidebehind is an American folkloric creature that a human may spot in the corner of their eye, but disappears upon further inspection, because it is always hiding behind something. [cite book |title=The Book of Imaginary Beings |last=Borges |first=Jorge Luis |authorlink=Jorge Luis Borges |coauthors=Guerrero, Margarita |year=1969 |publisher=Dutton |pages=p. 107 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KOQSAAAAYAAJ&q=Hidebehind&dq=Hidebehind&pgis=1 ]

Nobody knows what a hidebehind looks like because no one has ever seen one clearly. [cite book |title=The American People: Stories, Legends, Tales, Traditions and Songs |last=Botkin |first=Benjamin Albert |year=1997 |publisher=Transaction Publishers |isbn=1560009845 |pages=p. 251 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yhAhkYAHuiwC&pg=PA251&vq=Hidebehind&dq=Hidebehind&source=gbs_search_s&sig=CVuFOYNuDraQTRzHp5F2iuVKaaQ ] Certain species of hidebehinds are aggressive, however, and assert themselves over territorial conquest and unknowing human intervention.

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