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Magpies are members of the corvid family and relatives of [[Ravens and Crows]], both in [[Real Life]] and as tropes. (The rhyme (in all its manifold variations) is also used for crows, on occasion.) |
Magpies are members of the corvid family and relatives of [[Ravens and Crows]], both in [[Real Life]] and as tropes. (The rhyme (in all its manifold variations) is also used for crows, on occasion.) |
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One popular [[Any Torment You Can Walk Away From]] [[Happy Ending]] is for accusations of theft to be cleared up by the revelation that a magpie stole the item in question. |
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== [[Oral Tradition]] == |
== [[Oral Tradition]] == |
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* The famous rhyme, with many variations. (Sometimes quoted for [[Ravens and Crows]]—but chiefly magpies.) |
* The famous rhyme, with many variations. (Sometimes quoted for [[Ravens and Crows]]—but chiefly magpies.) |
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** '-eight's a wish, and nine a kiss; ten is a bird you must not miss.' |
** '-eight's a wish, and nine a kiss; ten is a bird you must not miss.' |
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** ... eight for heaven, nine for hell, And ten for the devil's own sel'. |
** ... eight for heaven, nine for hell, And ten for the devil's own sel'. |
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** "One for sorrow, two for mirth / three for a wedding, four for a birth" |
** "One for sorrow, two for mirth / three for a wedding, four for a birth" |
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