The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

I LIVED WITH MY AUNT, WHO WAS TAKING CARE OF MY
YOUNGER BROTHER AND ME AT THE TIME. WE WENT OUT
POLY-WOG CATCHING. I CAUGHT TEN. I THOUGHT THIS WAS
GREAT. WE USED THEM IN RACES, CONTESTS, ETC. A FEW
NIGHTS LATER, I HAD A NIGHTMARE. ALL I REMEMBER
ABOUT IT WAS THAT THERE WERE FROGS ALL OVER THE PLACE,
ALL OVER ME, THE AREA, EVERYWHERE. THE NEXT MORNING,
I COULDN'T STAND MY FROGS AND LET THEM ALL GO. EVER
SINCE, I HAVE BEEN LEERY OF FROGS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 02-22-1967