The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THE BEAR MAN- A WEREBEAR STORY

THERE WAS A MAN IN A VILLAGE WHO EVERY NIGHT WOULD
CHANGE INTO A VICIOUS BEAR. HIS WIFE MARRIED HIM NOT
KNOWING HE WAS CURSED. WHEN HE WOULD FEEL HIS BLOOD
RUNNING VERY HOT, HE WOULD HAVE HIS WIFE LOCK HIM IN
A ROOM. HE TOLD HER THAT WHEN SHE SAW HAIRY HANDS
UNDERNEATH THE DOOR NOT TO LET HIM OUT. WHEN SHE
SAW CLEAN, SMOOTH HANDS SHE COULD OPEN THE DOOR.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT DID NOT BELIEVE THIS AT ALL.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK

Date learned: NOT GIVEN