The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THE BEST WATERMELONS AROUND.

MRS. KIRBY TELLS OF A MAN IN HER COMMUNITY, MR. WALT MAC CAULEY,
WHO ALWAYS PLANTED HIS WATERMELONS BEFORE SUNRISE ON THE FIRST
DAY OF MAY. SHE RECALLS ONE RAINY SUNDAY MORNING, WHEN HE WAS
SEEN PLANTING HIS WATERMELONS BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN.

Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE

Date learned: 06-17-1972 ; 06-17-1972