Wednesday, November 11, 2009

superstitions

Today first grader Lola and I were walking hand in hand, and Lola said sternly to me, "Stepping on an acorn is bad luck." (I had been walking carelessly, with disregard for both cracks in the sidewalk and acorns). Lola thought and added, "It is also bad luck to drop a peacock feather. A peacock will appear and peck a hair out of your head! And it will hurt FOREVER!"

4 comments:

hughman said...

this is exactly why i never carry peacock feathers. thankfully, however, i have few hairs on my head to be pecked.

the Drunken Housewife said...

I had to promise Lola I would never, never drop a peacock feather. Since I don't own one, it was a relatively easy promise.

the Drunken Housewife said...

I had to promise Lola I would never, never drop a peacock feather. Since I don't own one, it was a relatively easy promise.

hughman said...

well there goes your vegas showgirl aspirations.