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The croaking of a certain small frog in a house is a sign that the house will soon be empty and is particularly unlucky if anyone in the house be ill, as it presages death. |
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Vultures circling over a village is an unlucky sign, indicating death in the near future. If a villager is ill and particularly if they circle over the sick man's house, it is an omen of certain death. |
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A cricket chirping in the house means that the inmates will soon get meat to eat. |
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To stub one's toe on a stone when setting out on any errand or expedition is a sign of disappointment. |
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War-parties took the omens by releasing a cock. If it flew into a tree and crowed, they would win; if it flapped silently on to the ground, they would be defeated. |
