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THERE IS ONE STORY TOLD ABOUT THE BELL WITCH CAVE. ABOUT
FORTY YEARS AGO, A DOCTOR SENT ONE OF HIS PATIENTS TO THE
CAVE. SHE WAS TO STAND AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAVE TO CURE
HER OF HER COMPLAINTS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Formation BELIEF -- Curer BELIEF -- Remedy |
WEREWOLF
THERE ARE TWO DIRT ROADS WHICH INTERSECT
JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 49, ABOUT FIVE MILES
SOUTH WEST OF SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE,
WHICH IS CALLED WEREWOLF JUNCTION. SEVERAL
TIMES FAMILIES WHO LIVE AND FARM IN THIS
AREA HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAVE HEARD STRANGE
NOISES AROUND THIS PARTICULAR AREA. THEY
HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO A BELLOWING COW
OR PEACOCK, BUT THIS HASN'T BEEN VERIFIED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: 07-12-1968
ANN: ABOUT PUTTING A SPELL ON PEOPLE?
THE FIRST TIME I WAS MARRIED, I FELT LIKE
SOMETHING UNDER MY SKIN CRAWLING. I'D HEAR
BELLS AND TRAINS AND AROARING IN MY HEAD.
I'D PULL THE CURTAINS DOWN AND I'D WAKE
UP AND NOT KNOW WHAT I'D DONE. THEN WHEN
I'D COME TO SPRINGFIELD FROM PORT ROYAL
I'D FEEL BETTER.
ANN: YOU WERE LIVING IN PORT ROYAL THEN?
LOUISE: YES, DADDY TOOK ME TO THE DOCTOR
AND HE GAVE ME SOME OIL, SOME CASTOR OIL,
EVERY THIRTY MINUTES. SO I DID TAKE HIT.
ANN: THEN YOU WENT BACK TO PORT ROYAL AND THE
GIRL--WHAT HAPPENED?
LOUISE: I KNEW SHE WAS RUNNING AROUND WITH
MY HUSBAND, SO I WAS RUNNING AROUND TOO.
THE GIRL, SHE WAS PREGNANT AND SHE DIED
CAUSE SHE TRIED TO DESTROY THE BABY AND I GOT
ALL RIGHT.
ANN: WHO PUT THE SPELL ON YOU?
LOUISE: MAYBE THE GIRL OR SOMEONE ELSE. BUT
I KNOW AFTER SHE DIED I GOT ALL RIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 07-17-1968
IT HAS BEEN TOLD MY GRANDMOTHER THAT ANDREW
JACKSON ONCE SLEPT IN THE HOUSE IN WHICH
MY FAMILY IS LIVING AT 300 5TH AVE., W.,
SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Secular hero |
Date learned: 08-07-1968
RELIGIOUS JOKE
ANN: TELL ME THE ONE ABOUT THE JUDGE.
BRUCE: THREE CLERGY WERE TAKEN BEFORE THE
JUDGE ON CHARGES OF GAMBLING. THE FIRST,
A PRIEST, WAS ASKED BY THE JUDGE IF HE'D
BEEN GAMBLING. "NO, I WASN'T"
AS HE WALKED AWAY FROM THE BENCH, "FORGIVE
ME FATHER FOR THIS SMALL FIB." THE SECOND,
A PROTESTANT MINISTER, WAS ASKED BY THE JUDGE
IF HE HAD BEEN GAMBLING. "NO, I WASN'T,"
ANSWERED THE MINISTER. THEN HE SAID QUIETLY
AS HE WALKED AWAY FROM THE BENCH, "FORGIVE
ME FATHER FOR THIS SMALL FIB." THE THIRD ONE,
THE RABBI, WAS ASKED IF HE'D BEEN GAMBLING.
HIS REPLY WAS SIMPLY, "WHO WITH?"
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero |
JEWISH JOKE
ANN: GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE?
BRUCE: A JEWISH LADY GOES INTO A MEAT MARKET.
"I'D LIKE SOME CORNED BEEF."
THE BUTCHER TOOK A LARGE BEEF FROM THE COUNTER
AND STARTED SLICING IT.
"IS THAT ENOUGH?" HE SAID. "KEEP SLICING,"
SHE SAID. AFTER HAVING SLICED ALMOST HALF
OF THE LARGE CORNED BEEF, HE ASKED AGAIN IF
THAT WAS ENOUGH. "KEEP SLICING," SHE SAID.
FINALLY SHE ASKED THE BUTCHER TO STOP
SLICING. AND SAID, "I'LL TAKE
THE THREE CENTER SLICES."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal JEWI |
Prose Narrative Tale
Prose Narrative Tale:
Folktale of New England -- The Gingerbread Man.
Children's story of a runaway cookie including repeated theme: "rubn, run, as fast as you can. Can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread man."
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Bookhouse Volume One
Keyword(s): CATCH ; CHILDREN ; Cookie ; Fast ; Gingerbread ; Gingerbread Man ; Legend ; Narrative ; New England ; Prose ; REGIONAL ; Run ; Tale
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
I WAS TOLD THAT MY FRESHMAN COLLEGE ENGLISH
TEACHER, MISS HELTON, AT GULF PARK JR. COLLEGE
IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, WAS READING A POEM
IN CLASS ONE (DAY) AND THAT SHE GOT SO
ENTRANCED BY THE POEM THAT SHE WALKED OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLASS PERIOD WITHOUT
SAYING A WORD--IN A DAZE. SHE WALKED ACROSS
THE CAMPUS TO A PIER WHICH EXTENDS OUT INTO
THE GULF AND WALKED TO THE END OF THE PIER
AND SAT DOWN. SHE SAT AND MEDITATED THERE
UNTIL THE CLASS WAS OVER.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): RAPTURE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 08-07-1968
LIGHTNING WILL NEVER STRIKE TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 07-12-1968
SPEAKING OF RAIN, SIM TOLD ME THAT A LOT OF THE OLDTIMERS SAY
TO WATCH THE FOG IN THE MORNING. IF THE FOG IS UP IN THE
MORNING, IT'LL RAIN AND IF IT DOESN'T, IT WON'T.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 07-25-1968
ANOTHER ONE SIM TOLD ME, THUNDER BEFORE NOON MEANS IT'S LIKELY
TO RAIN THAT DAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 07-25-1968
PROVERB
A BARKING DOG WON'T BITE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A BLACK CAT GOES IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU SHOULD SPIT ON THE
WINDSHIELD AND TIE A KNOT IN YOUR HANDKERCHIEF TO KEEP BAD
LUCK FROM STRIKING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals BELIEF -- Conversions Animals |
Date learned: 07-06-1970
IT IS BAD LUCK TO DRINK THE BEER WITH THE PRICE STAMPED ON THE
TOP BEFORE DRINKING ONE OF THE OTHER BEERS IN THE SIX-PACK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Bad luck Food and drink |
Date learned: 07-06-1970
IF YOU SEE A BUZZARD, NOT FLAPPING HIS WINGS UNTIL OUT OF
SIGHT, MAKE A WISH AND IT WILL COME TRUE. ALSO, IT MEANS
YOU WILL BE GOING ON A TRIP BY PLANE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-09-1970
IF YOUR LEFT HAND ITCHES, YOU ARE GOING TO COME INTO SOME MONEY
AND IF YOUR RIGHT HAND ITCHES, YOU ARE GOING TO SHAKE HANDS
WITH A STRANGER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
Date learned: 07-04-1970
IF A BLACK CAT RUNS IN FRONT OF YOU, MAKE AN "X" ON THE BOTTOM MMOF YUR SHOE AND IT WILL CROSS OUT THE BAD LUCK. IT WON'T BRING
YOU GOOD LUCK, IT JUST CROSSES OUT THE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals BELIEF -- Conversions Animals |
Date learned: 07-04-1970
IF YOU GET A NEW DRESS AND LET SOMEONE WEAR IT BEFORE YOU HAVE
WORN IT, IT WILL BRING YOU BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
Date learned: 07-04-1970
IF YOU BORROW SALT FROM SOMEONE, DON'T PAY IT BACK, BECAUSE
IF YOU DO, IT MEANS YOU AND THAT PERSON WILL HAVE A FIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Flavoring BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 07-05-1970
WHEN YOU GO OVER A BRIDGE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD YOUR FEET
UP, SO THEY WON'T GET WET AND YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO PUT YOUR
HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD TO HOLD THE BRIDGE UP, SO IT WON'T FALL
ON YOU. IF YOU DON'T HOLD YOUR FEET UP, YOU LOSE YOUR
BOYFRIEND, AND IF YOU FORGET TO HOLD THE BRIDGE UP, YOUR
BOYFRIEND WON'T KISS YOU WHEN HE SEES YOU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
Date learned: NOT GIVEN