Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Fantastic bestiary · MYTHICAL BEING

Kudibal

Illustration for Kudibal
Colour illustration in the style of a nineteenth-century drawing

The book describes its appearance as little known. It was said to resemble a cow, but with only two legs. Its appearances were linked to a local ban on stripping feathers on Saturdays, and it is among the more bizarre regional beings in Czech legends.

Where it appears

The Bydžov area.

What the old legends say

In the surviving tradition, Kudibal is associated with breaking the local ban on stripping feathers on Saturdays. Protection is therefore simple: respect this custom and do not summon the being. No special amulet or incantation is documented in the entry.

SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 31

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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