"Oh, thief, do not go,
Further do not come
Thy hands, thy feet
Shall decay
If thou takest this animal!"Another "thieves' benediction" is as follows: The owner goes at midnight
with the animal or object to be protected to a cross-roads, and while letting
fall on the ground a few hairs of the beast, or a bit of the thing whatever it
be, repeats:--
"Ada hin tute,
Ná ává pál menge,
Dav tute, so kámáv;
Pçuvuseyá áshuná!"This home is not good,
Here I give (thee) blood!"
If a cow gives bloody milk it is thought to be caused by her eating
Wachtelkraut, or quail weed, which is a poison. In such a case they sprinkle
the milk on a field frequented by quails and repeat:--
"Dav rátá tumenge
Adá ná hin láče!
Ráyeskro Kristeskro rátá
Adá hin máy láce
Adá hin ámenge!""I give to you blood,
Which is not good!
The Lord Christ's blood
Is truly good,
That is ours!"If a cow makes water while being milked, she is bewitched, and it is well
in such a case to catch some of the urine, mix it with onion-peelings and the
egg of a black hen. This is boiled and mixed with the cow's food while these
lines are repeated:--
"Ko ándré hin, avriává,
Trin Urma cingárden les,
Trin Urma tráden les
Andre yándengré ker
Beshél yov ándre ker