The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CUSTOM

IT WAS THE CUSTOM FOR SANTA CLAUS TO LEAVE A PIECE OF COAL AND A
STICK FOR BAD CHILDREN. YOUR PARENTS WOULD TELL YOU THAT IF
YOU WEREN'T GOOD THEN THEY WOULD TELL SANTA AND HE WOULD ONLY
BRING YOU A PIECE OF COAL AND A STICK.

Submitter comment: THIS WAS TOLD TO ME BY MY PARENTS WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG.

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Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.