Once upon a time there was a farmer who was hoeing in his garden. He began digging up potatoes and took them to the house. One of the potatoes looked kinda strange, but he threw it in the basket with the others. Later that night he heard a strange sound coming from the garden. At first he couldn't tell what it was, but then it drew closer and closer. He heard low moaning sounds of a person saying, "I want my big toe. I want my big toe." Well, the farmer began getting scared. The voice was getting closer. Now it was at the front door. "I want my biggg Toe". Next it was on the stairs. "I waant myy biggg toe". He heard the voice again, it was on the first step---"I waaant myyyy bigggg toe. I waaant myyy biggg toe." It was on the 2nd step, then the third step. Then it was at the bedroom door. The old man covered his head so he couldn't see. All at once the voice was right over his bed, and "GOTCHA!" That's the best I can remember the story. It may not be exact, but it's close. Anyway, it was good enough for my kids when I gave them a Halloween party yrs ago. My son scooted closer and closer to me until he was almost in my lap. After I finished that story sitting in our basement in the dark, he said, "Don't tell anymore stories, Mom." Pat -----Original Message----- From: Mbdiggin@aol.com <Mbdiggin@aol.com> To: KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com <KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 1:31 AM Subject: Re: [KENTUCKY-LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE] bio >I remember Grandma used to tell me a ghost story about a Big Black Toe. I >can't remember how it goes, but part of it was "I'm on the 1st step, I'm on >the second step, etc and she would take him all the way to "I'm in your >bedroom" Then she would be quiet for a minute and then say, "Gotcha". We >would jump like we were shot. Does anyone remember all of this story? >Mary > >