Chapter 6
Tom and Huck's extended discussion of how to cure warts with dead cats, spunk-water, and bean burials.
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From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Folk superstitions—curing warts, witches, signs, omens—pervade the boys' worldview and Twain mines them for comedy and atmosphere.
Chapter 10
After the murder, the boys interpret a stray dog howling at Muff Potter as a death omen.
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