Browse:Scissors (Volume 1, entries 2277–2278)
Scissors
Volume 1, entries 2277–2278. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → HANDS: MAGIC HELPERS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
Entries
Entry 2277
If yo' want a enemy tuh stay outa yore house - don't want him in dere - yo' take dem scissors an' den yo' bind dem together jes' lak dat an' den yo' git chew some black thread an' den yo' tie nine knots in de bindin' an' hang 'em up near de do'. Dat enemy whut yo' don't want in yore home, she [he] won't come in dere.
(You tie those nine knots in the string to what?)
Yo' see, yo' put both de points together an' den yo' wrap it [in a piece of cloth] an' den tie it wit dis black thread an' hang it near de do', an' den dat enemy whut yo' don't want in dere won't come in dere.
Entry 2278
Have tuh bury 'em or eithah put' 'em undah de bed or put 'em in a pillah or: somewhere.
(This pair of scissors? What is that done for?)
Dat's fo' sharp luck, yo' know.