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WHEN FOWL IS EATEN...
TWO PEOPLE EACH TAKE HOLD OF ONE SIDE OF A WISHBONE, MAKE
A WISH, PULL UNTIL THE BONE BREAKS. THE ONE WHO GETS THE
LARGEST PIECE OF BONE, THEIR WISH WILL COME TRUE.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: Food Drink -- Meat Bird Poultry
BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth
BELIEF -- Prayer

Date learned: 09-20-1973

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