If moles cast up hills, rain.
If horses stretch out their nicks and sniff the air and assemble in the corner of a field with their heads to leeward, rain.
If rats and mice be restless, rain.
If peacocks and guinea fowls scream, and turkeys gobble, and if quails make more noise than usual, rain.
If the sea birds fly toward land, and land birds toward the sea, rain.
If the cock crows more than usual, and earlier, expect rain.
If swallows fly lower than usual, expect rain.
If bats flutter and beetles fly about, there will be fine weather.
If birds in general pick their feathers, wash themselves, and fly to their nests, rain.
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