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Research suggests that the most important thing to realize when trying to find a mythological creature lurking in your backyard is to be very, very quiet. After all, it worked (kind of) for Elmer Fudd, and he was looking for the tricksiest creature of them all, a seven foot tall rabbit chewing on a carrot. Don't set traps--the creatures, particularly fairies, are as smart or smarter than you are, and the last thing you want to do is trip one of your own traps and dangle from the air for hours, waiting for someone to let you down. Don't fall to sleep, waiting for a creature. Like I said, they're tricksy, and there's nothing more embarrassing than waking up to find that your shoelaces have been tied together and there are a bunch of little winged people laughing at you as you fall flat on your face. Finally, don't even try to find mythological creatures. I know that you've spent your entire life wanting to see a unicorn or a fairy or a dragon, but honestly, they're more likely to appear to someone who isn't actively trying to find them. It's a quirk they have--a contrariness of being that makes them what they are.