Here is an old verse on
Shooting Stars
which has been handed down for generations:
“If I a shooting star can see
And before it falls count one, two, three,
I'll find my love in the nearest tree,
For I hunt him and he hunts me.”
Watch for the star and when it comes, if your courage does not fail, look up a tree. Though you may possibly not find the desired sweetheart, you can make a wish on the shooting star, at the same time repeating these lines:
“Star, star, bright star light,
First star I have seen to-night,