The state's attorney. Or refuse to look at him. But don't believe it, he told them. It's just a myth. I was fourteen years old that fall, however, and it sounded like more than a myth to me.
Babies come when the moon is full.
If the boiled potatoes burn, it'll rain before dark. A bushy caterpillar's a sign of a cold winter. Don't ever sugar till the river runs free. My mother's attorney may not have believed the myth that he shared with my parents, but I sure did. It made sense to me.