Tarplighindub is a god.

He takes the form of a four hundred metre long, temperamental hedgehog.

Tarplighindub created the Small Magellanic Cloud four thousand years ago.

If you believe in Tarplighindub, he will give you the power of flight.

If you do not believe in Tarplighindub, he will turn you into a sheep.

Tarplighindub's most sacred site is Sirama in Madagascar.

Tarplighindub's Holy Commandments

1. Do not listen to heathen tongues.

2. Do not eat parsnips.

3. Never talk about cell theory.

4. Never talk about fire.

5. Never eat bark.