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THE GHOSTS OF THE CIRCUS TRAIN

A LONG TIME AGO THERE WAS A CIRCUS TRAIN THAT WAS
TRAVELING TO ITS NEXT SHOWPLACE.
THE TRAIN SOMEHOW DERAILED. ALL OF THE CIRCUS WORKERS
AND ANIMALS WERE KILLED. THEY WERE BURIED IN A NEARBY
CEMETERY. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT IF YOU GO THERE LATE
AT NIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE CIRCUS PEOPLE AND ANIMALS
WANDERING AROUND. OR, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THE
SOUNDS OF A TRAIN AND ANIMALS SUCH AS ELEPHANTS.

Submitter comment: HE WAS A SCHOOLMATE OF MINE.

Where learned: OLDER BROTHER ; DRIVING AROUND TOWN

Keyword(s): CIRCUS

Subject headings: PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal
BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal

Date learned: 00-00-1978 ; 00-00-1980

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Children's Songs

Fatty and Skinny went to bed
Fatty rolled over and Skinny was dead.
Fatty called the doctor--
and the doctor said
That's what you get for rolling in bed.


 

Submitter comment:

My brother told me.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD ; brother

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children

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