The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THERE WAS A MAN AND HIS WIFE WHO LIVED IN HUNGARY.
THE WIFE WAS A REAL NAG. SHE NEVER STOPPED. SHE WAS
A GOOD WIFE IN ALL OTHER WAYS, BUT SHE NEVER STOPPED
NAGGING. ONE DAY THEY WERE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
AND SHE WAS REALLY SCOLDING HIM. SHE DIDN'T SEE THAT
A TARTAR HAD COME OUT OF THE FOREST AND HAD HEADED
FOR THEIR COTTAGE. WHILE SHE WAS STILL NAGGING,
THE TARTAR RODE BY, GRABBED HER UP, AND RODE AWAY.
THE HUSBAND SAID NOTHING ALL THIS TIME, AND NOW HE
JUST YELLED DOWN THE ROAD, "POOR TARTAR!"

Submitter comment: DR. DAMIN HEARD THIS JOKE WHEN SHE PREVIOUSLY LIVED
IN HUNGARY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 01-00-1964