poor baby
ancestor earth single tradition · 1
The poor baby is the spirit of a child murdered by its mother behind an old barn. It is said that after midnight, one can hear the baby cry and see the indent on the rock where it was murdered. The story is told to evoke a reaction of trying to hear the baby crying and to give the audience shivers.
When
- First attested
- 1800 CE
- Attested period
- 1800 – 1900
- Historical notes
- Story told in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“One time there was a mother, old and crazy, who did not want her baby anymore. She decided to take her child behind an old barn, held it by its heels and bashed its brains onto a rock. It is said that if you go out there after midnight, you will hear the poor baby cry”
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