The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THIS IS THE STORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSE. ONCE UPON
A TIME, A GROUP OF BOYS STARTED A CLUB. BEFORE YOU WERE
A MEMBER, YOU HAD TO VISIT A CERTAIN HAUNTED HOUSE. ONE
BOY WENT TO THE HEAD AND TOLD HIM HE WANTED TO BE A
MEMBER. THEY TOLD HIM WHEN HE GOT INSIDE THE HAUNTED
HOUSE, HE WOULD FIND THREE WINDOWS. THEY TOLD HIM TO
SHINE ONE LIGHT IN THE FIRST WINDOW, TWO IN THE SECOND,
THREE IN THE THIRD. HE WENT UP THERE AND WHEN HE GOT
INSIDE, HE JUST FOUND TWO WINDOWS. HE SHINED ONE
LIGHT IN THE FIRST WINDOW AND TWO IN THE SECOND. HE
LOOKED AROUND AND FOUND A DOOR. HE OPENED IT AND IN
FRONT OF HIM WERE BODIES OF BOYS WHO HAD BEEN UP
HERE BEFORE. HE STARTED TO LEAVE WHEN HE BLACKED OUT.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Date learned: 08-10-1968