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After eating a turkey and coming across a wishbone (a bone
similarly shaped to a horseshoe, but not as round) two people
should each hold an end, make a silent wish, then pull to break.
The person who gets the biggest half will have his/her wish come
true.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth
BELIEF -- Prayer

Date learned: 01-00-1979

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