neejah

Okay - I'm a little biased! This was written by my grandfather. He used to tell us these stories, and I feel so blessed to have this book so I can pass the stories down. I remember one summer night when we were visiting him in his Tanner, West Virginia, home, he was telling us ghost stories, and I was so scared that I went up to bed. The walls were thin, and I could still hear the sound of his voice, though I couldn't hear what he was saying. Even the sound of his voice scared me! I finally fell asleep, but woke up in the night to a God-awful noise. I looked at my little glow-in-the-dark watch, and it was 1am. I was afraid the noise was a ghost, and then I remembered Grandpa saying that roosters crow at midnight, and I thought that might be it, except that it was 1am. Then I remembered about daylight-savings time and realized that the roosters thought it was midnight, so I went back to sleep! I also love his folk songs. I wish "Folk Songs of the West Virginia Hills" would come back in print. I think my uncle was working on it. I am also blessed that we have recordings of him singing and telling stories.

2023-07-29 00:07