If the Clouds are Scratched by a Hen

DESCRIPTION: "If the clouds are scratched by a hen, It's time to take your topsails in." Take the sails down if there is "rain before wind"; hoist them if there is "wind before rain"; if the wind shifts "against the sun," it will return
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1962 (MidwestFolklore)
KEYWORDS: sailor bird | weather forecasting
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
MidwestFolklore, David D. Anderson, "Songs and Sayings of the Lakes," Volume 12, Number 1 (Spring 1962) p. 7, "(If the clouds are scratched by a hen)" (1 text)
File: MWFC007C

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