From: William Teale <wteale>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 11:27:35 -0500

By the way, I have been conducting some absolutely unrigorous research about this story. I have read one or the other (or sometimes both) Sam and Babaji to various groups of teachers (and a few non-teachers). I am still working on the statistical regression analyses, but there is some age below which none of these people have heard of this story before. I give no introduction/background and just read the story. Then I ask if this story reminds them of anything. The people below X years of age have no glimmer of recognition (and many comment about how strange it is to have a story in which tigers turn to butter.) Virtually all the 'older' ones instantly recognize Babaji and also the Sam version. I think it's interesting to see the degree to which the story has been removed from the lives of these younger adults.

William H. Teale College of Education University of Illinois at Chicago 1040 West Harrison Chicago, IL 60607q33 U. S. A. Phone: (312) 996 4669 FAX: (312) 996 5884
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