You Will Marry

DESCRIPTION: "You will marry... (one of three boys). You will marry in... silk/satin/rags. You will live in... brick house.log house/block house. You will have [some number of] children. The will have black/blond/red hair."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1948 (NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal)
KEYWORDS: playparty courting marriage clothes children hair
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal, (Joan McCaskill, collector), "Rope-Skipping Games", Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jun 1948), p. 11, "(You will marry)" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "What Kind of Evening Gown Will You Marry In?" (theme of forecasting future life via a game)
File: NCF1YWM

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