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TALE
ONCE THREE HUNTERS AND THEIR DOG WERE HUNTING IN THE
FOREST. NIGHT CAUGHT THEM UNAWARES AND SOON AFTER
IT BEGAN TO RAIN. LOST, THEY STUMBLED AROUND IN THE
FOREST UNTIL ONE OF THEM SPOTTED AN OLD ABANDONED
HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST. THE HUNTERS
DECIDED TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN ITS SHELTER.
AROUND MIDNIGHT, THE HUNTERS WHO HAD BEEN SLEEPING
UPSTAIRS, HEARD THEIR DOG BEGIN TO HOWL. CHECKING
TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, THEY WERE SHOCKED TO SEE A
COFFIN DRAPED WITH A SHEET, FLOATING AROUND THE FIRST
FLOOR. THE DOG WAS BARKING AT IT. SOON THE COFFIN
HEADED FOR THE DOG, HOVERED OVER IT, AND SUDDENLY
DRUSHED IT. THE DOG DIED INSTANTLY. THE MEN WERE
TERRORIZED. THE COFFIN THEN STARTED UP THE STAIRS
---BUMP, BUMP, BUMP.
THE HUNTERS FLED BACK TO THEIR ROOM ON THE SECOND
FLOOR. ONE HUNTER TRIED RUNNING PAST IT ON THE
STAIRS. THE COFFIN STOPPED, FOLLOWED HIM AND
CRUSHED HIM JUST AS HE WAS ABOUT TO RUN OUT THE DOOR.
THE SECOND HUNTER GRABBED HIS GUN AND FIRED AGAIN
AND AGAIN INTO THE COFFIN. HE TOO WAS CRUSHED.
THE THIRD HUNTER LOCKED HIMSELF IN HIS ROOM, BUT THE
COFFIN BROKE THE DOOR DOWN AND KEPT COMING. THE MAN
REACHED FOR HIS BAG AND THREW SHOES, CLOTHES, WHATEVER
HE COULD REACH AT THE COFFIN, BUT IT KEPT COMING.
SOON THERE WAS ONLY ONE JAR LEFT IN HIS BAG. HE HIT
THE COFFIN WITH IT, AND TO HIS SURPRISE, THE COFFIN
DISAPPEARED INTO THIN AIR. HE RETRIEVED THE JAR
AND READ THE LABEL;
AND READ THE LABEL:
VIX: IT STOPS ANY COUGHIN'.
Where learned: FRANKLIN SETTLEMENT CAMP
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ONE TODAY IS WORTH TWO TOMORROWS
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
Keyword(s): ADVICE ; BELIEF ; Maxim ; NUMBERS ; NUMBERS
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE ; CARPE DIEM ; Positive
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Seconds / Twice / Two PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-21-1968
HANGMAN'S CROSSING
SEYMOUR IS THE TOWN WHERE THE FIRST TRAIN ROBBERY
HAPPENED IN THIS COUNTRY OR IN THE WHOLE WORLD. WHEN
THEY CAUGHT THE ROBBERS-THERE WERE 3 OR 4 OF THEM-
THEY TOOK THEM OUT TO HANGMAN'S CROSSING AND HUNG THEM.
AND IT IS STILL CALLED HANGMAN'S CROSSING TODAY. I
THINK THEY WERE CALLED THE RENO BROTHERS. IT WAS
BEFORE JESSE JAMES OR THE DALTON BROTHERS.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN HOME TOWN OF SEYMOUR, INDIANA.
Where learned: SOUTHFIELD DOWNS TRAILER CAMP
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Outlaw Criminal Bandit Pirate PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: 05-19-1965
BIRTH
ON THE NINTH DAY AFTER A BABY WAS BORN, THE MOTHER
HAD TO LIE PERFECTLY STILL. THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LET
HER HAVE A PILLOW UNDER HER HEAD. BECAUSE THAT WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE THE DAY WHEN ALL HER FEMALE ORGANS
GO BACK INTO PLACE. BUT NOT (NOW) THEY GET A
MOTHER UP RIGHT AWAY!
Submitter comment:
LEARNED THIS AT HOME IN GLOUCESTER, OHIO, BUT
DOESN'T BELIEVE IN IT TODAY.
Where learned: SOUTHFIELD DOWNS TRAILER CAMP
| Subject headings: | 686 Ninths / Nine CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 05-19-1965
MENSTRUAL SUPERSTITIONS
MARIE'S (WIFE'S) GRANDFATHER OWNED A STORE WHEN
PICKLES WERE STILL KEPT IN A BIG BARREL. WELL, HE
WOULDN'T LET NO WOMAN TAKE A PICKLE OUT OF THE
BARREL OR THE REST WOULD GO SOFT, IF SHE WAS JUST
COMIN' SICK OR JUST GETTIN' OUT OF HER PERIOD.
HE'D PUT SOME PICKLES ON A TRAY AND LET THEM BUY
THEM OFF THAT.
Submitter comment: HAPPENED IN GLOUCESTER, OHIO
Where learned: SOUTHFIELD DOWNS TRAILER CAMP
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 05-19-1965
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AIR CASTLE PROVERB
NEUROTICS BUILD AIR CASTLES,
PSYCHOTICS LIVE IN THEM,
AND PSYCHIATRISTS COLLECT THE RENT.
Submitter comment:
SAID SO SINCERELY THAT I HAD TO THINK TWICE BEFORE I APPRECIATED THE
HUMOR
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): FANTASY ; IRONY ; MENTAL DISTURBANCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
JOHNNY APPLESEED GRACE
OH, THE LORD'S BEEN GOOD TO ME,
AND SO I THANK THE LORD.
FOR GIVING ME, THE THINGS I NEED,
THE SUN AND THE RAIN AND THE APPLE SEED.
OH, THE LORD'S BEEN GOOD TO ME.
Where learned: CAMP OHIYESA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CHRISTMAS
GREEKS BELIEVE THAT BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND TWELFTH NIGHT BAD
SPIRITS ARE OUT WALKING AROUND. TO WARD
OFF THE BAD SPIRITS THEY PUT A CROSS IN CANDLE SMOKE OVER THEIR DOORWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
Date learned: 11-28-1972
SNIPE HUNT
USUALLY TIS TRICK IS PLAYED ON SOMEONE WHO HAS
NEVER BEEN CAMPING BEFORE. HE IS SENT OUT INTO
WOODS WITH A PAPER BAG IN SEARCH OF SNIPE. THE
THE PERSON ALSO IS INSTRUCTED TO CALL OUT FOR THE
ANIMALS. SOME PEOPLE CLAIM THAT THERE REALLY ARE
SNIPE, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE IN MY LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Gaylord ; CAMPING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 00001950S
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
I WENT TO THE ZOO AND SAW A MONKEY
AND THOUGHT IT WAS YOU
AND BELIEVE ME IT WAS TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CAMP METAMORA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Roses are red and other such associations |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
This song tells about Michigan.
Each line is repeated louder.
MICHIGAN!
MICHIGAN!
Winter, water, wonderland.
Home of the Indian
MICHIGAN!!
MICHIGAN!!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CAMP METAMORA ; METAMORA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 07-00-1990
Camp Songs, Girl Scouts
This song tells the importance of a promise.
When e're you make a promise,
Consider well its importance,
And when made,
Engrave it upon your heart.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CAMP METAMORA ; METAMORA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 07-00-1990
Camp Song, Girl Scouts
This song was taught by the International Staff at camp
in several languages.
ENGLISH
Brother John
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
Brother John, Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing.
Ding dong ding, Ding dong ding.
YUGOSLAVIAN -Item 26
Bratec Martin, Bratec Martin
Kaj Jos
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CAMP METAMORA ; METAMORA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
AUTOGRAPH ON FRIENDSHIP
IN CENTRAL PARK THERE IS A ROCK
AND ON IT SAYS FORGET-ME-NOT.
AND FARTHER ON THERE IS A TREE
AND ON IT'S CARVED REMEMBER ME.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT NOT AWARE OF NAME OR RESIDENCE OF MESSAGE WRITER.
Data entry tech comment: "ITS" CHANGED TO "IT'S"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CAMP METAMORA ; METAMORA
Keyword(s): "INDIRECTION" ; CENTRAL PARK ; CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK ASSUMED ; COMMENT ON REMEMBRANCE ; INFORMATIVE ; METER: IAMBS ; QUATRAIN ; REMEMBRANCE ; RHYME: AABB ; RHYME: SLANT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Remember me |
JODY MARCHING CADENCE
JODY, JODY, WHERE YOU BEEN.
AROUND THE WORLD AN' GOING AGAIN.
THERE AIN'T NO USE IN LOOKING BACK,
JODY HAS MY CADILLAC.
LOOK TO THE (RIGHT OR LEFT) AND BOW YOUR HEAD.
WE ARE PASSING BY THE DEAD.
I KNOW A GIRL FROM NEW ORLEANS,
SHE CAN'T COOK A CAN OF BEANS.
AIN'T NO USE IN LOOKING DOWN,
AIN'T NO DISCHARGE ON THE GROUND.
THE DRILL SERRGEANT SAYS EVERY LINE, WITH THE TROOPS
REPEATING THE SAME LINE RIGHT AFTER HIM. AFTER
A QUESTION AND ANSWER THE SERGEANT SAYS: "AM
I RIGHT OR WRONG?"THE TROOPS ANSWER:
YOU'RE RIGHT--CORRESPONDS WITH RIGHT FOOT.
SERGEANT SAYS: "AM I WRONG?"
TROOPS ANSWER--YOU'RE RIGHT--CORRESPONDS
WITH RIGHT FOOT.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; CAMP MC COY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse in Other Group of Folklore C800.535 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 |
Camp Song, Girl Scouts
This song is used as a grace
before each meal at camp.
Hark to the chimes
Come bow your heads
We thank the Lord
For this good bread.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Camp Holly ; Holly
Date learned: 07-00-1983
IF YOU PUT YOUR DRESS ON WRONGSIDE-OUT
YOU'LL GET A NEW ONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Observation |
GOOD LUCK
ITALIANS BELIEVE THAT RED PEPPER IS A GOOD LUCK CHARM
JUST LIKE SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE IN RABBIT'S FEET.
THEY HANG THEM IN THEIR HOMES AND IN CARS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 11-04-1969
BELIEF
IT IS BELIEVED THAT DEEPSET OR CLOSELY SET EYES ARE AN INDICATION
OF A PERSON'S DISHONEST NATURE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye |
Date learned: 10-27-1969
UNWRITTEN RULE OF RUGBY.
THE HOMETEAM MUST THROW A PARTY AFTER THE GAME WHICH
ALWAYS INCLUDES BEER AND MAYBE FOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 03-00-1982