1234 Sicilian Proverbs / Page 101
- 1001. When the fields are flooded you'll have hunger, when they're snow covered there'll be plenty to eat.
 - 1002. When the hunt is not successful, go find snails.
- 1003. When the hunting dog barks it's a signal that the prey is near.
- 1004. When the husband is a hen and the wife is a cock, the house is in a jumble.
- 1005. When the moon is pale, it will rain; when it's red, it will be windy and when it's clear, it will be serene.
- 1006. When the old man falls, don't laugh, the young have also fallen.
- 1007. When the olive tree blooms during April, olives are harvested with barrels, when it blossoms in June, they are harvested in handfuls.
- 1008. When the ox is at the slaughterhouse everyone comes running with their knives.
- 1009. When the partridge sings in the stone quarry bring the wood into the haystack.
- 1010. When the pear is ripe it falls by itself.
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