[PW] Ravens, Bluebirds and Sneezes

[Sylvia Milne]

Well, the rhyme I grew up with was for magpies and is:

One for sorrow  (if you meet a single magpie, you say "Good morning sir")
Two for joy
Three for a girl
Four for  boy
Five foir silver
Six for gold
Seven for a secret that's never been told.

Sylvia Milne

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http://www.sylviamilne.co.uk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frances Hammond" <frances.hammond at slwa.wa.gov.au>
To: <list at project-wombat.org>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:47 AM
Subject: [PW] Ravens, Bluebirds and Sneezes


> Here's another counting/prophecy rhyme - this was from my Yorkshire
> Nana:
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> One for a wish
> 
> Two for a kiss
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> Three for a letter
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> Four for something better
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> Five for Silver
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> Six for Gold
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> Seven for a secret, never to be told
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> 
> 
> Only we use it for sneezing - mostly when you sneeze you get wishes and
> kisses which is not such a bad thing!
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> 
> 
> Merry Christmas to all!
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> 
> 
> Frances Hammond
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> Subject Specialists Business Librarian
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> State Library of Western Australia
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> Email: frances.hammond at slwa.wa.gov.au
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