The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

WITCHED PIGS

WAY BACK SOMEONE WITCHED A FARMER'S PIGS. THEY ACTED
STRANGE, BECAUSE THEY REMOVED THE FENCE RAILINGS TO THEIR
PENS WITH THEIR TEETH WHILE THEY WERE STANDING ON THEIR
HIND FEET. THEN THEY PUT THE RAILINGS IN A NEAT PILE
LIKE A HUMAN WOULD DO. SO THE FARMER CALLED A LOCAL
WITCH DOCTOR WHO SHOT A PIG, CUT OFF THE EARS, PUT THEM
IN A FIRE, AND THEN BEAT THEM WITH A SWITCH. THE MAN
WHO CAST THE SPELL CAME OVER WITH HIS EARS RED AS BLOOD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 09-00-1971