Licked hand, Edgar County, Illinois
| Description: |
Greg Metcalfs typewritten variant of The Licked Hand urban legend as collected by Gerald Butler. In this variant, a girl returns home late and sleeps on the couch to avoid disturbing her mother. She believes her pet dog has been licking her hand but discovers the dog and her mother have been murdered the next morning. |
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| Origin: | 1988-03-25 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/1730 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State University Folklore Archives |
| Subjects: |
Dogs Homicides Criminals Folklore |
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