The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

WEATHER PROVERB

A SWALLOW DOES NOT MAKE A SUMMER.
EINE SCHWALBE MACHT NOCH LANGE KEINEN SOMMER. {GERMAN}

Submitter comment: IN THE SENSE THAT WE SAY A ROBIN IS A SIGN OF SPRING,
BUT THE WEATHER MAY NOT ALWAYS REMAIN SPRINGLIKE AFTER
WE SEE THE FIRST ROBIN.
INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN REGENSBERG, GERMANY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE

Date learned: 11-29-1967