The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

PONY

AN INCIDENT IN THE LIFE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER
"PONY," WHO LIVED IN THE GOODSPRING COMMUNITY IN THE
LATTER PART OF THE 1880S:
ONE NIGHT AS PONY SAT ASLEEP IN A STRAIGHT CHAIR, TILTED
BACK AGAINST THE DOOR POST, WITH HIS MOUTH OPEN, A LARGE
BUG FLEW INTO HIS MOUTH. HE CHEWED DOWN ON THE BUG AND
SAID, "NOW WATCH WHICH WAY YOU GO NEXT TIME."

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PULASKI

James Callow Keyword(s): HUMOR

Date learned: 08-11-1968