The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

A CHRISTMAS LEGEND

IN THE EUROPE, ON THE CHRISTMAS TIME, AT MIDNIGHT, THE ANIMALS ARE
TALKIN', THEY SAY THEY WILL BURY THE MASTER. THE MASTER HEARS AND HE
WAS SO SCARED, HE WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND DIED.
NEXT MORNING, THE ANIMALS, PULLED THE WAGON WITH HIS BODY TO CARRY
TO CEMETERY.

Submitter comment: I RECORDED THIS LITTLE STORY AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE IN MY
GRANDMOTHER'S EXACT WORDS. MY GRANDMOTHER HAD FIRST HEARD THIS TALE
FROM HER FIRST HUSBAND MANY YEARS AGO.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE

Date learned: 04-08-1965