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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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LIGHT TREE
WHAT TREE CAN YOU HOLD IN YOUR HAND?
A PALM TREE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT DOES NOT REMEMBER WHERE HE LEARNED THIS
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s): BODY PART PLANT STRENGTH ; CONUNDRUM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-12-1967
AN ITALIAN BELIEF
THE HAIR ON A MALE IS A SIGN OF GREAT STRENGTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): MASCULINITY ; STRENGTH
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak |
RUSSIAN PROVERB
TREES WITH GOOD ROOTS LAUGH AT STORMS.
Where learned: WESTERN RUSSIA
Keyword(s): NATURE STRENGTH
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- V275 |
Proverb
Unity:
United we stand, Divided we fall.
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James Callow comment:
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Keyword(s): Alone ; Divided ; Division ; Fall ; NUMBERS ; Stand ; STRENGTH ; Unity ; WAR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): Absence ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; HEART ; LOVE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; STRENGTH ; Strong ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A chain is only as long as its weakest link.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHAIN ; Link ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; STRENGTH ; Strong ; VERSE ; Weak
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
IF SOMEONE SWEEPS UNDER THE BED WHILE THE NEW MOTHER IS
"LYING IN," SHE WILL BECOME WEAK.
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Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI
Keyword(s): Bed ; BELIEF ; BIRTH ; Energy ; Labor ; Lying In ; PREGNANCY ; STRENGTH ; Sweep ; Weakness
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of time Working BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness P740.542 |
Date learned: 06-06-1973