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DEAD DOG
THERE WAS A RICH COUPLE WHO WENT ACROSS THE RIVER ON
THEIR BOAT TO A PARTY. THEY WERE MILES AWAY AND
COULDN'T BE REACHED. THEY HIRED A BABY-SITTER WHO SAT
READING A BOOK, PETTING THE DOG, AND LISTENING TO THE
RADIO AT THE SAME TIME. SHE HEARD OVER THE RADIO THAT
A MURDERER HAD ESCAPED FROM AN ASYLUM AND THAT HE
KILLED PEOPLE BY HANGING THEM BY THEIR HEELS.
SUDDENLY SHE HEARD A DRIP, DRIP. SHE CHECKED ALL THE
WATER FAUCETS, BUT DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEN, SHE
HEARD THE BABY CRYING. SHE WENT UP TO THE BABY'S ROOM,
BUT FOUND THAT HE WASN'T CRYING. SHE CAME BACK
DOWNSTAIRS, SAT DOWN, AND STARTED TO PET THE DOG AND
READ HER BOOK. SHE STILL HEARD THE DRIP, DRIP. SHE
WENT INTO THE BATHROOM AND SAW THE DEAD DOG HANGING
BY HIS FEET IN THE BATHROOM.
WHEN SHE CAME BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM SHE SAW THAT
SHE HAD BEEN PETTING THE MURDERER AND NOT THE DOG.
Submitter comment:
BABYSITTER LOOKS FOR SOURCE OF DRIPS AND FINDS MURDERED DOG IN
BATHROOM. SHE HAS BEEN PETTING MURDERER, NOT DOG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Romantic Realistic |
Date learned: 08-11-1964
BURIED ALIVE
THIS HAPPENED IN A CONCENTRATION CAMP NOT TOO LONG AGO. ALL THE
PRISONERS WHO WERE KILLED OR DIED WERE BURIED IN TWOS. A MAN
WAS GOING TO BE KILLED SO HE PRETENDED THAT HE WAS DEAD. HE HAD
MADE A DEAL WITH THE DOCTOR TO DIG HIM UP AFTER 15 MINUTES WHEN
EVERYONE HAD LEFT. THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM SOME MATCHES TO LIGHT SO
THAT HE WOULDN'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK. AFTER THE MAN WAS BURIED,
HE WAITED 5, THEN 10, THEN 15 MINUTES AND THE DOCTOR STILL HADN'T
COME TO DIG HIM UP. HE LIT HIS LAST MATCH AND TURNED TO THE BODY
NEXT TO HIM ONLY TO FIND THAT THE BODY NEXT TO HIM WAS THE DOCTOR.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT HEARD THIS AT A PAJAMA PARTY FROM ONE OF HER FRIENDS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 08-00-1964
TRAPPED ON TOILET
A GIRL WAS BABYSITTING AND SHE WENT UP AND SAT ON A TOILET THAT
HAD JUST BEEN PAINTED. SHE COULDN'T GET OFF THE "JOHN." SHE
CALLED AN AMBULANCE AND THEY TOOK HER AWAY, TOILET AND ALL.
Submitter comment:
VICKI HEARD THIS FROM A GIRLFRIEND WHO LIVED IN PENNSYLVANIA
UNTIL SHE WAS 9 YEARS OLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Lie Tall tale |
Date learned: 07-03-1964
DEAD DOG
THERE WAS A RICH COUPLE WHO WENT ACROSS THE RIVER ON
THEIR BOAT TO A PARTY. THEY WERE MILES AWAY AND
COULDN'T BE REACHED. THEY HIRED A BABY-SITTER WHO SAT
READING A BOOK, PETTING THE DOG, AND LISTENING TO THE
RADIO AT THE SAME TIME. SHE HEARD OVER THE RADIO THAT
A MURDERER HAD ESCAPED FROM AN ASYLUM AND THAT HE
KILLED PEOPLE BY HANGING THEM BY THEIR HEELS.
SUDDENLY SHE HEARD A DRIP, DRIP. SHE CHECKED ALL THE
WATER FAUCETS, BUT DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEN, SHE
HEARD THE BABY CRYING. SHE WENT UP TO THE BABY'S ROOM,
BUT FOUND THAT HE WASN'T CRYING. SHE CAME BACK
DOWNSTAIRS, SAT DOWN, AND STARTED TO PET THE DOG AND
READ HER BOOK. SHE STILL HEARD THE DRIP, DRIP. SHE
WENT INTO THE BATHROOM AND SAW THE DEAD DOG HANGING
BY HIS FEET IN THE BATHROOM.
WHEN SHE CAME BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM SHE SAW THAT
SHE HAD BEEN PETTING THE MURDERER AND NOT THE DOG.
Submitter comment:
BABYSITTER LOOKS FOR SOURCE OF DRIPS AND FINDS MURDERED DOG IN
BATHROOM. SHE HAS BEEN PETTING MURDERER, NOT DOG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Romantic Realistic |
Date learned: 08-11-1964
ALABAMA BUSKA, KING OF THE JEWS BOUGHT HIS WIFE A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
WHEN THE SHOES BEGAN TO WEAR
ALABAMA BUSKA BEGAN TO SWEAR. WIFE, WIFE,
GO UP STAIRS, WIFE, WIFE COME DOWNSTAIRS.
WIFE TOUCH THE GROUND E
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): ACTION-JUMP ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C70 C70.560 |
Date learned: 03-17-1970
FUDGE, FUDGE TELL THE JUDGE, / MAMA'S GOING TO HAVE A NEW BABY,/NOT
A BOY, NOT GIRL,/ JUST A PLAIN OLD BABY./ WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE
PAPER SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR./ FIRST FLOOR: STOP,/ SECOND FLOOR:
GO/ THIRD FLOOR: RED HOT PEPPERS.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-17-1970