The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

AN OLD GERMAN LADY WAS LYING ILL IN THE HOME OF HER DAUGHTER
IN ADDISON, MICHIGAN. THE FAMILY DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT
SHE WOULD RECOVER FROM HER AFLICTION. IT WAS THAT KIND OF
AN ILLNESS. THEN ONE DAY A BIRD FLEW AGAINST THE WINDOW -
A SIGN OF DEATH-SURE ENOUGH SHE DIED THAT SAME DAY.

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