[PW] caterpillars and rain

[Even Flood]

On 3/14/07, Lori Morse <ljmorse at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is for my husband:  He recalls seeing in a Sesame Street video a scene
> in which some of the muppets were driving a car; they encounter a
> caterpillar in the road, one says to the other, "Oh, don't run him over, I
> don't want it to rain."  Is there some sort of old wives' tale or folktale
> about killing caterpillars and rain?  I've tried Google and the WOrld
> Folklore and Folklife database..to no avail...any ideas?
>
I know about earthworms and rain, they come up when it rains so that
they will not drown.
But there cause and effect is reversed. That may be the origin of the
rumour, after all you cannot kill the when you do not see them (above
ground, that is)?

Even, speculating.

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