"Myth" is completely believable but that it HAS attached itself to the Amish (or whomever) now makes it reality.
It is the beauty of folklore to make myths real. Tell a tale long enough and it is no longer a tale but a truth. I think how many myths surround some of the instruments..............Once believed and accepted, all the facts in the world will never convince some that their treasured belief is a myth. And sometimes the truth just plain gets in the road of a damn fine tale. Remember how depressed youwere when you found out that "Posh" did NOT come from "Port Out, Starboard Home?"***grin***