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Magpie rhyme
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One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told.... does anyone know 8,9 & 10?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The rhyme goes like this:
One for sorrow, Two for mirth,
Three for a wedding, Four for a birth.
Five for rich, Six for poor,
Seven for a witch -- I can tell you no more.
Another version is:
One for sorrow, Two for joy
Three for a girl, Four for a boy
Five for silver, Six for gold
Seven for a secret never to be told.
A third found in Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable is:
One's sorrow, two's mirth,
Three's a wedding, four's a birth,
Five's a christening, six a dearth,
Seven's heaven, eight is hell,
And nine's the devil his old self.
Meat that is a typical mens answer! haha but i'm glad I'm not the only one interested in looking this up, great site, Magpies seem to be on the increase i've always wanted to know what 8 and up was? I've only ever known it as Pilgrim's 2nd version so now I can pick and choose an approriate ending unless someone votes for the correct 1?!
the rhyme was in a childs book...
I saw nine magpies in a tree
one for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told, eight for a letter from over sea's, and nine for true love that will never be! thats it no ten no more thats it!!!!! here ends the lesson!.
I saw nine magpies in a tree
one for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told, eight for a letter from over sea's, and nine for true love that will never be! thats it no ten no more thats it!!!!! here ends the lesson!.