Then that man says at the hand of the woman, “What, Bolan, does this one say?”
The woman says, “I don’t know. He eats in dreams,[2] maybe. Cause thread to be charmed for it and come back.”
Afterwards the man, causing the thread to be charmed, came and tied it on the arm of the little one.
[1] Rice from which the skin has been removed without first softening it in hot water. After the cooking the grains adhere together. [↑]
[2] This is considered to be a bad omen, hence the tying of the thread to put an end to such dreams; see vol. i, p. 15. I have been assured by those who have worn such threads that tying one on the arm has the desired effect in checking evil dreams. To dream of eating food is a prognostic of a future deficiency of food. [↑]