The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THE MONEY UNDER THE TREE.

ALVIN AND HIS FAMILY MOVED INTO A HOUSE ON 3853 MOURFIELD ST.
LOCATED IN STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. EVERYDAY A MAN WOULD PASS THE
WINDOW AND EACH TIME ALVIN'S PARENTS WOULD LOOK OUT HE WOULD
DISAPPEAR. THE NEIGHBORS TOLD ALVIN'S PARENTS THAT A OLD MAN
DIED THERE AND LEFT HIS BURIED SAVING UNDER THE OLD COTTONWOOD
TREE. THE TREE STILL STANDS AND NO ONE EVER DUG UP THE MONEY TO
SEE IF IT WAS THERE.

Date learned: 02-28-1984