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Ethnic: German

Superstition:

In German villages it is believed that if a boy has a dog and the dog runs away, then the boy must follow the dog in search of his fortune. If the dog returns without his master, then the boy is dead. If the dog does not return, the boy has found his fortune.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [P800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Zinser, Jerome

Keyword(s): Boy ; DIVINATION ; DOG ; ETHNIC ; FATE ; fortune ; GERMAN ; Ordaining ; SUPERSTITION

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Mammal

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Belief: Weather

Weather Predicition:

Pale moon doth rain,

Red moon doth blow,

White moon doth neither rain nor snow.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [P890] crossed out. Replaced with current classification

located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects

KW:WP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Zinser, Jerome

Keyword(s): Lunar ; MOON ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; SNOW ; WEATHER

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

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