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of the barn backwards, and the cow will not mourn its loss so much.
When a horse lies down on the ground to roll, notice whether it rolls over or not. The number of times it rolls over, indicates the number of hundred dollars it is worth.
A cat knows it can go through any hole that it can get its whiskers through without touching. Therefore when a cat comes to a doubtful hole it just puts its head in, and notices whether its whiskers touch or not. If they do, it lets that hole alone.
A girl does well to notice the color of the first butterfly she sees in the spring. That will be the color she will wear mostly in her clothes for the next twelve months.
