In Switzerland, girls in like manner say, as they pick off the flower-leaves of the common daisy (Bellis perennis):
Be single, marry, or go into the cloister?
And boys—
Rich, poor, moderate?
The marguerite (Doronicum bellidiastrum) is asked in the same country:
Heaven, hell, purgatory, paradise?
And in Styria is called "Love's Measure," because it determines the return of affection according to the well-known formula, "He loves me, he loves me not," for which a French equivalent is:
Je t'aime, un peu, beaucoup,
Tendrement, pas du tout.
But in Switzerland again the questions for the marguerite exactly match ours:
Nobleman, beggar-man, farmer, soldier, student,
Emperor, king, gentleman.