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Chapter 8

           Hesaiditwasasignwhenyoungchickensflewthatway,andsohereckoneditwasthesamewaywhenyoungbirdsdoneit.Iwasgoingtocatchsomeofthem,butJimwouldn’tletme.Hesaiditwasdeath.Hesaidhisfatherlaidmightysickonce,andsomeofthemcatchedabird,andhisoldgrannysaidhisfatherwoulddie,andhedid.

           AndJimsaidyoumustn’tcountthethingsyouaregoingtocookfordinner,becausethatwouldbringbadluck.Thesameifyoushookthetable-clothaftersundown.Andhesaidifamanownedabeehiveandthatmandied,thebeesmustbetoldaboutitbeforesun-upnextmorning,orelsethebeeswouldallweakendownandquitworkanddie.Jimsaidbeeswouldn’tstingidiots;butIdidn’tbelievethat,becauseIhadtriedthemlotsoftimesmyself,andtheywouldn’tstingme.

           Ihadheardaboutsomeofthesethingsbefore,butnotallofthem.Jimknowedallkindsofsigns.Hesaidheknowedmosteverything.Isaiditlookedtomelikeallthesignswasaboutbadluck,andsoIaskedhimiftherewarn’tanygood-lucksigns.Hesays:

           "Mightyfewan’DEYain’tnousetoabody.Whatyouwanttoknowwhengoodluck’sa-comin’for?Wanttokeepitoff?"Andhesaid:"Efyou’sgothairyarmsenahairybreas’,it’sasigndatyou’sagwynetoberich.Well,dey’ssomeuseinasignlikedat,’kaseit’ssofurahead.

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