Gypsies, Clay County, Indiana
| Description: |
Tracie Spencers transcribed account of gypsies. According to Spencer, a young girl fell in love with a gypsy boy. Her father forbid her to see the boy. One day, the village caught fire and the girl was killed. Before she died, she put a curse on the steps leading to her house. The Girl Scout camp is near this place. Girl Scouts jump off of the steps. If you are a good Girl Scout nothing happens, but if you are a bad Girl Scout you will disappear. |
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| Origin: | 1992-04-21 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/2004 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State University Folklore Archives |
| Subjects: |
Legends People Nomads Manners & customs Folklore |
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