The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

SUPERSTITION IN NARRATIVE FORM

MISS BLYTHE RELATED THIS TO ME. SHE SAID HER MOTHER ALWAYS TELLS
HER THIS STORY. WHEN HER MOTHER LIVED DOWN SOUTH, HER GRANDMOTHER
USED TO TELL HER MOTHER THAT BABIES COME FROM THE HOLLOW OF A TREE.
WHEN HER MOTHER WAS PREGNANT WITH HER BROTHER, FOR THE WHOLE NINE
MONTHS SHE RAN TO A NEARBY POND WHERE THERE WAS A HUGE HOLLOW IN
A TREE. SHE LOOKED ALMOST EVERY DAY INSIDE THE TREE TO SEE IF THE
BABY HAD ARRIVED YET.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT