The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

The Making of a Whistle

Get a small twig. Split it. Hollow out a section of both halves. Place a blade of grass between the two halves and tie them together. Then blow real hard.

Whistle making time would come at the moment when whistle wood was "just right."

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname.

Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED