Lightning Never Strikes Twice If You Own a Feather Bed : and 1904 Other American Superstitions from the Ordinary to the
Lightning Never Strikes Twice If You Own a Feather Bed : and 1904 Other American Superstitions from the Ordinary to the
ISBN: 9780517680254
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内容简介
Here is an alphabetically organized sam-
pling from a vast storehouse of American
superstitions both popular and arcane--
guaranteed to enchant and amuse every
one of us.
There are rhyming singsongs such as
"By the pricking of my thumb, something
evil this way comes" and "If you sing
before you eat, you ll cry before you
sleep"; and also the special, mysterious,
meanings of dragonflies and doves; owls
and oysters; shooting stars and comets;
or simply turning over in bed.
How many of these superstitions do
you know?
4) Blow a seedy dandelion and
count the remaining seeds to see
the number of children you will
have.
0 Always try to trap the bubbles in
a cup of coffee with a spoon--if
you succeed, expect surprise
money.
~ Wearing three new thin~s on
Easter day will bring good luck
throughout the year
0 ff the bottom of your foot itches,
you will walk in stranse places or
lands.
~ An upright crescentmoon means
a wet month.