Tarrypin

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Tarrypin
Biographical information
Full name	Tarrypin
Gender	Male
Family	Mr Turtle (pappy)
Affiliation	Midfolk
Residence	MidPass
Status	Alive
Physical description
Species	Turtle
Behind the scenes
Appearances	Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Tarrypin is a giant bipedal turtle residing in MidPass.

History

In the folktales, Old Man Tarrypin lived in a pond near the house of Brer Rabbit who made friends with him. They liked playing tricks on Brer Fox who decided to get even with Tarrypin as he couldn't catch Brer Rabbit. One morning, the fox saw the turtle very tired on the road, he explained that a farmer set the field near his pond on fire, he had to hide in his shell to escape the flames and now it was very hot. Tarrypin said he thought his tail was burned, so Brer Fox told him to let him look only for the fox to swing the turtle off the ground by grabbing the tail. Tarrypin begged Brer Fox not to drown him, but the fox threw him in the pond as he figured the fire wouldn't do any good. But then he remembered that Tarrypin lived in the pond and he got furious, that was when Brer Bull Frog appeared telling him that the pond only goes to your knees. Hearing this, Brer Fox decided to jump in and get Tarrypin, he saw his reflection in the water and Brer Bull Frog claimed that it was his "brother". When Brer Fox tried to shake hands with his "brother", he fell into the pond which was actually deep, as Brer Fox fled away from the pond the frog laughs, the fox never bothered Tarrypin since.

Tristan Strong series

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

He goes with Ayanna and a dozen other Midfolk to retrieve Gum Baby and Tristan Strong from the Burning Sea. When they dock Tristan helps him off and he goes with Gum Baby.

Trivia

• The name "Tarrypin" is a play on Terrapin, a kind of turtle.