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WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG AND COULDN'T GET TO SLEEP, MY
MOTHER WOULD KNOCK ON HER BED'S HEADBOARD AND TELL ME
THAT IT WAS THE BOOGEY MAN COMING TO GET ME. IF I
MADE ANY NOISE OR MOVED HE WOULD FIND ME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN