The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THERE WAS THIS LITTLE GIRL AND SHE CAUGHT SCARLET FEVER AND
BECAME REAL SICK. THE DOCTOR THOUGHT SHE WAS DEAD AND SO
THEY BURIED HER IN THE FRONT YARD. EVERY NIGHT, AFTER
EVERYBODY WAS IN BED, THE LITLE GIRL'S DOG WOULD BARK AND
TRY TO DIG UP THE GRAVE. THE DOCTOR SAID THAT IF THEY DIDN'T
MOVE THE LITTLE GIRL THE MOTHER WAS GOING TO GO CRAZY.
WHEN THEY DUG HER UP, HER MOTHER TOLD THEM TO OPEN UP THE
COFFIN AND SHE HAD TURNED OVER AND YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE
LITTLE GIRL HAD BEEN CRYING.

Submitter comment: HEARD FROM HER GRANDMOTHER.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Date learned: 03-07-1969