The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

APPEAL

JACK FELL DOWN AND BROKE HIS CROWN,
WHAT YOU THINK OF YOURSELF IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT
OTHERS THINK OF YOU.

Submitter comment: SHE USED PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH IN EXPLAINING THIS ITEM.
THE INFORMANT SEEMS TO REMEMBER THIS ITEM FROM HER EARLY ADOLESCENT
YEARS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE SHE LIVED FOR 16 YEARS. SHE
WAS CUNNING IN THE WAY SHE TOLD THIS ITEM. HER ASSOCIATES IN THE
ROOM MAY HAVE PROMOTED THIS ACTION.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

James Callow Keyword(s): MORALE

Date learned: 00001960S