There are also tales of phantom donkeys, one of a donkey called Pharoah in Cottesmorre and recorded by Rutland History Society, and another in Geldeston in Norfolk. According to a 1914 account by Morley Adams, this one "rattle[d] chains and breathe[d] forth fire".
Donkeys were generally despised as being stupid, but paradoxically also seen as holy animals due to the cross shape of the markings on their backs. They figured significantly in British superstition. Passing a child a set number of times over and under a donkey was said to cure ailments including whooping cough and fever. Wearing a pouch of donkey hair around the neck was also supposed to confer protection from illness.
There are also tales of phantom donkeys, one of a donkey called Pharoah in Cottesmorre and recorded by Rutland History Society, and another in Geldeston in Norfolk. According to a 1914 account by Morley Adams, this one "rattle[d] chains and breathe[d] forth fire".
CL Holland
5/4/2013 03:39:24 pm
Thanks. :)
CL Holland
5/4/2013 03:39:57 pm
I'm sure I'll come across worse ones over the course of the month! Comments are closed.
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