The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

If a black cat crosses the road in front of you and it is
crossing to the left, that means something bad is going to
happen. If the cat crosses to the right then that means
something good is going to happen.

Submitter comment: This was told to me by my mother while we were in the process
of running into the back of a bus on the way to school one
morning. She said the reason why this happened was because of
the black cat we saw crossing to the left.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Lansing

Date learned: 00-00-1965