_Eastern Massachusetts._

453. Let two persons break the wishing-bone of a fowl; the one who gets
the longest piece will get his wish.
_New Jersey and Ohio._

454. If you say two sentences that rhyme, make a wish, then if you make a
rhyme unintentionally and wish before you speak again, your wish will
come to pass.
_Baldwinsville, N.Y._

455. When you first see a sleigh in the fall of the year, make a wish,
and you will get it.
_Winn, Me._

456. Wish at the first snowflake of the season, and you will get your
wish.
_Westport, Mass._

457. Put a ring on the finger of another person, saying, "I wish it on
until such a time," and if it is not removed before the expiration of the
period named, the wish will come to pass.
_Connecticut and Ohio._

458. When you see a falling star, wish.
_New Jersey._

459. To wish on a star, when you see the first star come out, say:

Star light, star bright,
First star I see to-night,
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish to-night.

Wish what you please and it will come true, but the wish must not be
mentioned to any one.
_Eastern Massachusetts._

460. Count nine evening stars in succession, and you will have your wish.
_Massachusetts._

461. Capture a floating thistledown, breathe on it, make a wish to see or
hear from an absent friend, blow in his or her supposed direction, and it
will carry your message.
_Ohio._

462. Make a wish while throwing a leaf into running water. If it lands
right side up, you will have your wish or good luck.
_Lebanon, N.H._

CHAPTER VIII.

DREAMS.

ANIMALS.

463. To dream of cod or caplin is a sign of rain[TN-3]
_Newfoundland._

464. To dream of a good catch of fish is a sign of rain.
_Heart's Content, N.F._

465. To dream of catching fish is good luck.
_Prince Edward Island._

466. If you dream you catch fish, it is a sign you will make a good
bargain, according to the size of the fish.

467. To dream of catching a fish means money.
_Cape Breton._

468. To dream of flies means sickness.
_Massachusetts._

469. To dream of flies is good luck.
_Peabody, Mass._

470. To dream of lice is a sign of death.
_New Harbor, N.F._

471. To dream of lice is a sign of enemies.
_Topsail, N.F._

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