The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THERE WAS ONCE A MAN WHO WANTED TO BUILD THE STRONGEST
AND SAFEST HOUSE IN THE WORLD. SO HE COLLECTED THE
STRONGEST STEEL FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND BUILT A
HOUSE THAT HAD WALLS AND A ROOF OF SOLID STEEL.
IT HAD NO WINDOWS OR DOOR. HOWEVER, WHEN HE WAS
THROUGH, THE MAN COULDN'T DECIDE HOW HE WAS GOING TO
GET INSIDE THE HOUSE. SO HE RAN AND RAN AND RAN AND
RAN UNTIL HE WAS ALL IN!

Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT LEARNED THIS STORY AS A YOUNG BOY A T
SUMMER CAMP. STORIES OF THIS TYPE WERE REGULARLY
EXCHANGED AMONG BOYS AT THAT TIME, ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 10-16-1963