The Cuckoo

xlvi.--_The Cuckoo._ The male cuckoo is called _kakkok_, the female _tutut_. Both are beautiful birds, and live in the sky. But in spring they come down to…

xlvi.--_The Cuckoo._

The male cuckoo is called _kakkok_, the female _tutut_. Both are beautiful birds, and live in the sky. But in spring they come down to earth, to build their beautiful bottle-shaped white nests. Happy the man who gets one of these nests, and lets no one else see it. He will become rich and prosperous. Nevertheless, it is unlucky for a cuckoo to light on the window-sill and look into the house; for disease will come there. If it lights on the roof, the house will be burnt down.--(Written down from memory. Told by Penri, 16th July, 1886.)