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PROVERB
IF YOU ARE EVER FORCED, THROUGH CROWDED CONDITIONS, TO SIT ON A
BOY'S LAP, ALWAYS MAKE SURE THERE IS A NEWSPAPER BETWEEN HIS LAP
AND YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
MANNERS
EAT BEFORE GOING TO A PARTY SO YOU DO NOT APPEAR TO BE A PIG THERE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 04-00-1970
KNIFE AS A GIFT
IF A KNIFE IS GIVEN TO A FRIEND AS A GIFT, A PENNY MUST BE INCLUDED
OR THE FRIENDSHIP WILL BE CUT OFF.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS 20 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CUSTOM
PUT MONEY IN A NEW PURSE WHEN GIVING THE PURSE AS A GIFT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
RULE OF DRIVING
DRIVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH
AN ONCOMING CAR. THIS RULE ALSO APPLIES TO PEOPLE WALKING ON
THE SIDEWALK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
RECEIVE A KNIFE
IF A PERSON IS GIVEN A KNIFE, OR ANY KNIFE-LIKE INSTRUMENT,
HE MUST GIVE TO THE GIVER OF THE POINTED INSTRUMENT A PENNY.
TO GIVE A KNIFE IS CONSIDERED BAD LUCK UNLESS A PENNY IS GIVEN
IN RETURN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 09-10-1969
SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEF/SHARP OBJECT
IF YOU GIVE ANYONE A SHARP OBJECT (E.G., A KNIFE) FOR A GIFT,
YOU MUST ALSO GIVE THEM A PENNY FOR EACH DOLLAR THE OBJECT COST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
GODPARENTS/GODCHILDREN
GODCHILDREN IN SPAIN STAND OUTSIDE THE GODPARENTS' HOUSE AND
THREATEN MISCHIEF IF THEY AREN'T GIVEN MONEY OR SWEETS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
CUSTOM
IN THE OLD COUNTRY, LEBANESE WOMEN WALK ABOUT TEN FEET BEHIND THE
MEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
THE LIMP
YEARS AGO WHEN MY MOTHER-IN-LAW LIVED IN GREECE, SHE HUNG HER
CLOTHES ON THE LINE TO DRY. WHEN SHE TOOK THEM IN, SHE DISCOVERED
THAT HER SLIP WAS FULL OF HOLES. IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD TAKEN
A KNIFE TO IT. NOT REALIZING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, SHE BURNED IT.
LATER A FRIEND TOLD HER SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS, AS THE SLIP
WAS A SIGN TO HER THAT SOMETHING ELSE WOULD HAPPEN. SURE ENOUGH,
ABOUT A WEEK LATER A GIPSEY CAME TO HER HOME. SHE ASKED MY MOTHER-
IN-LAW FOR SOMETHING RED. SINCE SHE WAS VERY FRIGHTENED, SHE
DIDN'T GIVE HER ANYTHING. THE LADY SAID BECAUSE OF THIS SOMETHING
VERY TERRIBLE WOULD HAPPEN. THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, MY
BROTHER-IN-LAW STARTED LIMPING. THEY TOOK HIM TO MANY, MANY
DOCTORS, AND NONE COULD FIND OUT WHY HE LIMPED. I KNOW HIM TODAY,
AND HE STILL HAS THAT LIMP. THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW WHY. MY
MOTHER-IN-LAW SAYS THE GIPSEY LADY CURSED HER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Witch Shaman |
HORSE
MY MOTHER TOLD ME THE STORY THAT SHE BELIEVES TRUE ABOUT AN OLD
WIDOW IN AUSTRIA. THIS WIDOW HAD NO CHILDREN, AND SO SHE HIRED
AN ORPHAN BOY TO FARM HER LAND. SHE DIDN'T PAY HIM MUCH, BUT SHE
GAVE HIM FOOD AND A BED. HE WAS A VERY BIG, HUSKY FELLOW WHEN HE
STARTED TO WORK, BUT SOON HE GREW THIN AND VERY WEAK. HE WAS FAIL-
ING SO MUCH IN HEALTH THAT THE NEIGHBORS BEGAN TO SUSPECT THAT
SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THEY THOUGHT THAT THE OLD LADY WAS A WITCH,
AND THAT SHE WAS IN SOME WAY HARMING THE BOY. THEY SET A TRAP FOR
HER, AND SURE ENOUGH, THEY DISCOVERED THAT EVERY NIGHT AFTER THE
BOY WENT TO SLEEP, THE WIDOW TURNED HIM INTO A HORSE AND HAD HIM
WORK HER FARM. A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WAS TIME FOR HIM TO WAKE
UP, SHE WOULD CHANGE HIM BACK TO A BOY. THIS WAS THE REASON WHY
HE WAS SO WEAK, HE WAS WORKING TOO HARD AND GETTING NO SLEEP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Witch Shaman |
NOT GIVEN
ALL THE WIZARDS AND WITCHES OF ENGLAND GATHERED JUST OUTSIDE LONDON
WHEN HITLER WAS THREATENING AN INVASION. THEY USED THEIR ULTIMATE
POWERS, WHICH MEANT INDUCING THEIR LIFE FORCE TO CONJURE UP THE
HIGHEST POWER. THIS ACTION IS SAID TO HAVE SAVED ENGLAND BY STOP-
PING HITLER'S ADVANCE. HOWEVER, MANY MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL DIED
BECAUSE THEY USED SO MUCH OF THEIR ENERGY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS NINETEEN YEARS OLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Witch Shaman |
TIMELY STORM
WHEN THE SPANISH ARMADA WAS THREATENING THE BRITISH ISLES, ALL THE
ENGLISH WITCHES GATHERED AND CONJURED THE STORM WHICH WRECKED THE
SPANISH FLEET.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS NINETEEN YEARS OLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Witch Shaman |
Date learned: 10-31-1969
NOT GIVEN
IN THE PHILLIPINES, A "WITCH WITH A DOLL" OR VOODOO PRIESTESS IS
CALLED A MANGKULKULAM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Witch Shaman |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
THAT'S ONCE
AS THE NEWLY MARRIED FARMER AND HIS WIFE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE
ROAD IN THEIR HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE, THEY APPROACHED A RATHER
GRASSY SPOT IN THE OTHERWISE BARREN PLAIN. PRESENTLY, THE HORSE
VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND SUNK HIS HEAD INTO THE GRASS, WHEREUPON
THE FARMER GOT OUT OF THE CARRIAGE, WALKED UP TO THE HORSE AND,
LOOKING IT IN THE EYE, SAID, "THAT'S ONCE." AS THEY VENTURED
FARTHER DOWN THE ROAD, THEY CAME TO A TALL, WELL-BLOOMED TREE.
BEING A HOT DAY, THE HORSE PULLED INTO THE SHADE TO REST. ONCE
AGAIN THE FARMER GOT OUT OF THE CARRIAGE, WALKED UP TO THE HORSE,
AND LOOKING IT IN THE EYE SAID, "THAT'S TWICE." A LITTLE FARTHER
DOWN THE WAY, THE HORSE STOPPED AT A POND FOR A DRINK OF WATER
AND AGAIN, THE FARMER DISMOUNTED THE CARRIAGE, WALKED UP TO THE
HORSE AND SHOT IT. HE WALKED BACK TO THE CARRIAGE, WHEN HIS
WIFE ASKED IF HIS ACTIONS WERE NOT A BIT DRASTIC. THE FARMER,
HEARING THIS, LOOKED HIS WIFE STRAIGHT IN THE EYE AND SAID,
"THAT'S ONCE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
FOLK TALE
THIS OLD LADY HAD A GREEN AND GOOSHY HAND IN A JAR. SHE WAS
HOLDING 3 GIRLS CAPTIVE. SHE TOLD THE FIRST GIRL THAT IF SHE
WANTED TO LEAVE SHE HAD TO EAT THE HAND WITHIN 3 DAYS, OR ELSE
SHE WOULD BE BURIED 600 FEET DEEP. THE GIRL DIDN'T EAT IT AND
WAS BURIED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE SECOND GIRL. BUT
THE THIRD GIRL ATE THE HAND. DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
SHE TURNED ALL GREEN AND GOOSHY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BABY
THERE WAS A WOMAN WHOSE HUSBAND WAS GONE FROM HOME QUITE A BIT.
THEY LIVED IN A LARGE HOUSE SO WHEN HE WAS GONE SHE WOULD TAKE
HER BABY INTO HER ROOM AND KEEP IT IN A CRADLE NEXT TO HER. SHE
WOULD TOUCH THE BABY FROM TIME TO TIME TO MAKE SURE IT WAS
BREATHING. ONE NIGHT SHE THOUGHT SHE HEARD FOOTSTEPS SO SHE
FELT HER BABY AND IT WAS BREATHING. SHE WALKED DOWN THE STAIRS
AND THERE SHE SAW A MAN, DRESSED ALL IN BLACK, HOLDING HER BABY'S
HEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
FOLK TALE
THIS STORY TAKES PLACE IN RUSSIA. IT IS THE STORY OF A MAN WHO
PASSED AWAY AND IN HIS WILL HE REQUESTED THAT HIS SOLID GOLD
WATCH BE BURIED WITH HIM. HIS REQUEST WAS GRANTED AND HE WAS
THUS BURIED. THIS WAS A FARMING SECTION IN RUSSIA AND THE PEOPLE
WERE EXTREMELY POOR. SOMEHOW, A MEMBER OF THE PEASANTRY LEARNED
OF THE FACT THAT THE MAN WAS BURIED WITH A GOLD WATCH. HE DECIDED
TO ROB THE GRAVE. YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT IN RUSSIA THE MEN OF
THOSE TIMES WORE LONG COATS. SO IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, HE TOOK
HIS SHOVEL AND HAMMER, DUG OPEN THE GRAVE, AND PRIED OPEN THE
COFFIN. AFTER TAKING THE WATCH FROM THE DEAD MAN'S PERSON, HE
STARTED TO RE-NAIL THE COFFIN. UNWITTINGLY, HIS COAT CAUGHT
UNDER THE LIP OF THE COFFIN AS HE HAMMERED THE COFFIN LID SHUT.
WHEN TRYING TO ARISE, HE WAS FOUND UNABLE TO DO SO, AND BEING
OF A SUPERSTITIOUS NATURE, HE THOUGHT THE DEAD MAN WAS PULLING
HIM DOWN INTO THE GRAVE. THE NEXT MORNING THIS MAN WAS FOUND
LYING BESIDE THE COFFIN, DEAD. HIS HAIR WAS COMPLETELY WHITE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
Date learned: 03-15-1970
GREEK FOLK TALE
A MAN HAD THREE SONS WHO WERE FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER. HE CALLED
HIS SONS TOGETHER AND GAVE EACH ONE OF THEM A STICK AND TOLD THEM
TO BREAK IT. THEY ALL BROKE IT SUCCESSFULLY. HE THEN GAVE THEM
EACH TEN STICKS TIED TOGETHER AND TOLD THEM TO BREAK THEM. THEY
COULD NOT.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS THAT BROTHERS SHOULD NOT FIGHT BUT STICK
TOGETHER SO THAT THEY CANNOT BE BROKEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
Date learned: 09-00-1969
GREEK FOLK TALE
A VERY RELIGIOUS MAN WENT FISHING IN THE SEA. ALL OF A SUDDEN
THE WEATHER CHANGED AND THE SEA BECAME VERY STORMY; THE MAN
BECAME VERY SCARED, AND HE STARTED BEGGING GOD TO SAVE HIM FROM
DROWNING. ALL OF A SUDDEN HE HEARD A VOICE TELLING HIM TO START
HELPING HIMSELF AND GOD WILL ASSIST HIM IN HIS STRUGGLE.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY, ONE CAN'T DEPEND ON OTHERS ALONE BUT HE
HAS TO TRY HIMSELF ALSO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
Date learned: 09-00-1969