EGGSHELLS
There is an old superstition, dating back to the 1580’s, that if you did not completely crush the end of the shell after breaking open an egg, a witch would gather the shells and use them to build a boat. She would then sail out on the sea in this eggshell craft and raise storms that would bring harm to sailors. The belief was that if you shattered the shell, it would create too many holes to use it as a boat. However, we are not sure what the logic was behind thinking a full-sized witch would choose eggshells as the best material for making a seafaring vessel; obviously they don’t make eggs like they use to.
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