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Belief: Animal
Snake:
When a snake wishes to hurry down a hill, he grabs his tail in his mouth, and, forming a circle, rolls down.
Submitter comment:
The words Rapid Transit and Item Card are written in the top left and right hand corners (respectively) of the card. They are all crossed out.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [M247] crossed out. Reoplaced with Current Classification
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Serpent ; Snake ; SUPERSTITION ; Tail ; TRAVEL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal |
Belief: Animal
A horned snake has a deadly horn in its tail, anything struck by that will die, even if its a tree.
Submitter comment:
Person can remember being deathly afraid of this kind of snake as a child.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Deadly ; Horn ; Serpent ; Snake ; Tail ; Weapon
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal |
Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb:
Red Sky in the morning, Sailors take warning / Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Duplicate of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Rainbow in the morning, Sailors take warning;
Rainbow at night, Sailor's delight;
Rainbow at noon, Rain very soon.
Submitter comment:
This is an old rhyme, but he didn't seem to really believe it.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
[C880. C860.870] written on back of card.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; YPSILANTI
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RAINBOW ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Verse:
Rain before seven; Quit before eleven.
Submitter comment:
She says it usually worked.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; JACKSON
Keyword(s): ; COLOR ; Hour ; NATURE ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Sailor ; Sky ; TIME ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Red Sunrise in the morning - sailor's warning:
Red sunset at night - sailor's delight.
Submitter comment:
He heard it from his aunt
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Predictions ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Omens
:
Red sky in the morning, Sailor takes warning.
Red sky at night, sailor takes delight.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MOVIE ; The Great Escape
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Belief - Weather:
Red at night, sailor's delight.
Red in morning, sailor's take warning.
Submitter comment:
Learned in Childhood from my mother
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. replaced wtih current classification
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): ; COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Saying:
Red in the morning, a sailor's warning.
Red in the night, a sailor's delight.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Sayings:
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Red sky in the morning, Sailor's warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Red sky in the morning, Sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather: Rain:
Red at night, sailor's delight.
Red in the morning sailor's take warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. replaced with current classification.
DUP. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Sailor Proverb:
Red sunset at night - is a sailor's delight.
Red sunset in the morning - sailor's take warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
DUP. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Prediction:
Red at night, sailor's delight; Red at morning, sailor's fair warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Sailor's Weather:
Red sky in the morning, sailor's atake warning.
Red sky at night sailor's delight.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: NEW YORK ; NIAGARA
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; Predicting ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Pink sky at night, sailor's delight.
Pink sky at morning, sailors take warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [C700.p870] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications
DUP. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Rainbow - Sailor:
Rainbow at night, sailor's delight. Rainbow in the morning, sailor take warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RAINBOW ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Jingle:
Red sun in the morning, sailors take warning.
Red sun at night, sailor's delight.
Submitter comment:
Collector wrote a phone number in the bottom right hand corner: XXX-8573
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Orignal BN [C700, P877] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Manistee
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Seaman's Weather Forecast:
Red sky at night: sailor's delight:
Red sky in morning: sailor's take warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P870] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Sky:
Red Sky at night sailors delight.
Red sky in the morning sailors take warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |