Two for Joy!
Those who tried to guess, what the tittle actually means, (I can't believe you couldn't guess) never enjoyed what childhood superstitions were! This is the most infamous Myna bird superstition. As the well known rhyme "One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret never to be told." shows it is only seeing a lone magpie that brings bad luck and groups of magpies are said to predict the future. There are many different versions of this rhyme with some counting as high as 20 birds . So yeah, the inspiration of the week is Myna birdie! In most parts of the UK people will salute a single magpie and say “Good morning Mr Magpie. How is your lady wife today?” By acknowledging the magpie in this way you are showing him proper respect in the hope that he will not pass bad fortune on to you. By referring to the magpie's wife you are also impl