And when the minute-bell of the cathedral rings once it is bound to ring three times.
If you break a looking-glass, you will have no luck for seven years. Some say that it betokens a death in the house, probably that of its master.
If a black cat enters the house, it must by no means be turned away, for it brings good luck.
"Wherever the cat of the house is black,
The lasses of lovers will have no lack."
Kittens born in May are unlucky and useless, never keep them.
It is lucky, when you see the first lamb of the year, if its head is turned towards you; but unlucky, if its tail.
It is thought that hedgehogs suck cows as they lie asleep.
A toad is poisonous; do not touch it.
In all ages the flight and behaviour of birds have been thought worthy of notice.
When setting hens, the number of eggs should be odd (generally eleven or thirteen); if the number be even, you will have no chickens. A hen that crows brings ill luck, just as does a woman who whistles.