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THE SWORD OF FRIENDSHIP
NEVER GIVE ANYONE ANY MONEY WITHOUT GIVING THEM SOMETHING
SHARP TOO, SO YOUR FRIENDSHIP WOULD NEVER BE CUT.
Submitter comment:
MR. MALLINSON LEARNED THIS BELIEF IN HIS NATIVE SCOTLAND AS
A CHILD. (CIRCA 1900) MISS STOKES IS HIS GRAND-DAUGHTER.
SHE IS NOT AN ACTIVE TRADITOR OF THIS ITEM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 12-27-1963