12 Days of Sneeze (Superstitions), Day 12
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And we finally wrap this whole thing up with a fic/superstition that, if you're like me, led to the inevitable question of "what happens if everything in the supersition happened at once...?"
As Heli dropped the half teaspoon of allspice into her spice rub, the action caused a small cloud of the mixture to rise into the air. Second later, her nose started itching, and both she and Kaja stepped away from the countertop and turned away so as not to sneeze on the food.
“Atssihh!”
“Aptihsihhh!”
The two women blessed each other, Heli moving to get tissues for herself and her guest. As they went to the sink to dispose of the tissues and wash their hands before resuming cooking, they glanced at each other and smiled. “Well, I guess it's been decided,” Kaja said, glancing down at her stomach, which was only just starting to show, “We'll both be having daughters.”
Heli laughed. “I think that's an old wives tale. But if it does happen, I won't complain. That increases the odds that our children will get along, just like we do.”
Ten minutes later, the roast was in the oven, and Heli and Kaja were enjoying a cup of tea in the living room, when two loud sneezes could be heard from the nursery.
“HAP-KIHSHHHH!!!”
“ATSHHHH!!!”
Almost immediately, Meelis and Toivo came running into the room, excited smiles on their faces. “Did you hear that?” Meelis said, “The dust and paint made both of us sneeze at the same time! That means that the two of you are going to have sons!”
“I'm sorry to break it to you, dear,” Heli said, rubbing her stomach, “But Kaja and I sneezed simultaneously less than an hour ago. If there's any truth to that story, then we'll be having girls.”
“Hmm...” Toivo said, “In that case, I wonder which set of sneezes takes precedence. Sometimes being the first gives the advantage, but sometimes, the newest job or request is the one that's tackled first.”
“I suppose we'll just have to wait and see,” Heli said, “In the meantime, come have some tea with us. You've been working for almost two hours, and you deserve a break.”
(Four months later, Heli went into labor, and after eighteen hours of various levels of discomfort, gave birth to twins, first a girl, then a boy. A month after that, Kaja's had her own child, or rather children, because she also had twins, first a girl, then a boy. Since there was no history of twins in either family, the doctors were a bit surprised. The friends, however, all thought back to that afternoon visit and smiled ruefully, concluding that fate or whatever guided superstitions had decided to solve the problem in the simplest way possible.)
From Estonia: If two pregnant woman sneeze at the same time, they’re both going to have daughters, but if the husbands sneeze at the same time, they’re going to have sons.
And we finally wrap this whole thing up with a fic/superstition that, if you're like me, led to the inevitable question of "what happens if everything in the supersition happened at once...?"
As Heli dropped the half teaspoon of allspice into her spice rub, the action caused a small cloud of the mixture to rise into the air. Second later, her nose started itching, and both she and Kaja stepped away from the countertop and turned away so as not to sneeze on the food.
“Atssihh!”
“Aptihsihhh!”
The two women blessed each other, Heli moving to get tissues for herself and her guest. As they went to the sink to dispose of the tissues and wash their hands before resuming cooking, they glanced at each other and smiled. “Well, I guess it's been decided,” Kaja said, glancing down at her stomach, which was only just starting to show, “We'll both be having daughters.”
Heli laughed. “I think that's an old wives tale. But if it does happen, I won't complain. That increases the odds that our children will get along, just like we do.”
Ten minutes later, the roast was in the oven, and Heli and Kaja were enjoying a cup of tea in the living room, when two loud sneezes could be heard from the nursery.
“HAP-KIHSHHHH!!!”
“ATSHHHH!!!”
Almost immediately, Meelis and Toivo came running into the room, excited smiles on their faces. “Did you hear that?” Meelis said, “The dust and paint made both of us sneeze at the same time! That means that the two of you are going to have sons!”
“I'm sorry to break it to you, dear,” Heli said, rubbing her stomach, “But Kaja and I sneezed simultaneously less than an hour ago. If there's any truth to that story, then we'll be having girls.”
“Hmm...” Toivo said, “In that case, I wonder which set of sneezes takes precedence. Sometimes being the first gives the advantage, but sometimes, the newest job or request is the one that's tackled first.”
“I suppose we'll just have to wait and see,” Heli said, “In the meantime, come have some tea with us. You've been working for almost two hours, and you deserve a break.”
(Four months later, Heli went into labor, and after eighteen hours of various levels of discomfort, gave birth to twins, first a girl, then a boy. A month after that, Kaja's had her own child, or rather children, because she also had twins, first a girl, then a boy. Since there was no history of twins in either family, the doctors were a bit surprised. The friends, however, all thought back to that afternoon visit and smiled ruefully, concluding that fate or whatever guided superstitions had decided to solve the problem in the simplest way possible.)
From Estonia: If two pregnant woman sneeze at the same time, they’re both going to have daughters, but if the husbands sneeze at the same time, they’re going to have sons.