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Did you never see a conjuror pull out yards and yards of shavings from his mouth, and then roll them up till they were as small as a pea, and swallow them? This is conjuring too. We say, 'Underneath this hazelin mote; that's the forked-stick, you know; and while we say it the adder is obliged to roll himself up tighter and tighter, just like those shavings, till he is quite gone."
"Underneath this hazelin mote, There's a braggotty worm with a speckled throat, Nine double is he; Now from nine double to eight double And from eight double to seven double-ell." The mystical history of the apple accounts for its popularity as a medical agent, although, of course, we must not attribute all the lingering rustic cures to this source. Thus, according to an old Devonshire rhyme,
"I can't swallow that!" exclaimed Valentine. "Well, off then." "But I won't have the stick poked down his hole!" cried Swan, while Hugh shouted down his defiance "'Underneath this hazelin mote There's a braggerty worm with a speckled throat, Now! Nine double hath he. "That means he's got nine rings." "Well, I shall allers say I'm surprised at such nonsense. What do you think he cares for it all?"
"Did he give thee a hazelin' for bidin' out so late?" asked Kester, with a wealth of personal experience to draw upon. Grannie was somewhat taken aback by the pertinent question, but she was too clever to give herself away. "What's that thou says about a hazelin', Kester? Look at t' clock. It's time thou was gettin' alang home, or mebbe there will be a hazelin' for thee." The Potato and the Pig
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