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THE MAGPIE.

 "ONE is asign of anger,
Two is a sign of mirth,
Three is a sign of a wedding,
Four is a sign of a birth/death."

A scolding woman is called a magpie. Whenever you see a magpie, take off your hat to it; this will turnaway the anger.


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