Folklore Collection Record Sheet Folklore Collection Record Sheet Data Configuration Record Dashboard 1. Record & Collection Details Collection Record ID Item Type Oral Narrative (Tale, Legend) Proverb/Saying Custom/Ritual Material Culture (Artifact) Collector/Researcher Date Collected 2. Informant & Context Informant Name (or Pseudonym) Informant Age (Optional) Location Collected Language/Dialect 3. Narrative Content & Analysis Item Title/Common Name Transcription/Description of Item (Paste Text) The story goes that late at night, if you walk by the old millpond, you can hear the willow tree weeping. They say it's the ghost of a lonely girl who waits for her lost lover to return. Local teenagers use this as a dare during Halloween. Key Motifs: Ghost, Unrequited Love, Haunted Place, Rite of Passage. Collector's Analysis/Observation Notes Informant seemed highly invested and stated this legend dated back to her grandmother. Possible link to local history of the mill collapse in 1910. Classification: Urban Legend/Local Legend. Generate Record Sheet Configure data in the Data Configuration tab and click "Generate Record Sheet" to see the full document here. Download Record Sheet (PDF) Previous Next