The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

NAMES

YOU'RE IN THE WRONG BODY! WHEN MY FATHER WAS A VERY YOUNG CHILD IN
RUSSIA HE BECAME QUITE ILL. HIS MOTHER PROMPTLY CHANGED HIS NAME,
FROM NOAH TO NORTON. THIS WOULD MAKE THE EVIL SPIRIT THAT MADE THE
BABY SICK LEAVE HIM AND GO LOOKING FOR THE BABY NOAH, WHO WAS NOT
REALLY THERE. WHOSE FATHER? YOUR FATHER? YOUR FATHER'S FATHER? MY
FATHER (COLLECTOR'S FATHER)>

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 01-00-1968