Show when the cuckoo cries in northumberland one is told if you ave arc walkin walking m on oil a hard road when the ilia cuckoo first culls calls that the enquin ensuing season will be full of calamity to lie be on oil soft ground is a lucky onion omen in the maritime highlands and hebrides if tile cuckoo is first heard by ono who lias has not broken his fast some line is expected indeed besides the danger it is considered a reproach to one to have hoard board tile cuckoo while hungry in ili franco to ll hoar carthe the cuckoo for tile first time fasting fanstill is to make the hearer in an idle do nothing for the rest of the yea yea or to numb his limbs for tile sarae saie period the rp is a similar belief in in ili westphalia tho acas peasants ints on oil hearing the ile cuckoo for tile the first time roll aver over and over on oil the grass lit in oriler order to asure insure themselves against a ainest lumbago hunting 0 for the rest of the year this is considered all the more likely to happen if the bird repeats his cry while they arc a re on oil the grol ground lud chicago yews bews |