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One for Sorrow: The Magpie Nursery Rhyme For Predicting Gender

One for Sorrow is a classic children's nursery rhyme about magpie birds. According to folklore, counting the number of magpies which appear at a joyous occasion, such as a baby shower or wedding, is thought to foretell the fortune a couple. If magpies appear, it's a sign of good luck!

These Monday's Child Coloring Pages are Not Sour and Sad

Is Thursday's child sour and sad, or has far to go? Download our vintage coloring pages of the Monday's Child Poem, and read about the early versions of the Mother Goose nursery rhyme. Spoiler: Wednesday child's was not full of woe!