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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.)
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== [[Oral Tradition]] ==
* The famous rhyme, with many variations. (Sometimes quoted for [[Ravens and Crows]]—but chiefly magpies.)
** '-eight's a wish, and nine a kiss; ten is a bird you must not miss.'
** ... eight for heaven, nine for hell, And ten for the devil's own sel'.
** "One for sorrow, two for mirth / three for a wedding, four for a birth"
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