Toad
Crossing the path of a bride on the way to the church - prosperous and happy union
Seeing a toad - end of drought or good fortune
Thought to be the familiars of witches
Killing a toad - rainstorms
Carrying a dried toad - protection against plague
Handling toads - causes warts
Tortoise
Kailling a tortoise - bad luck
Wearing a tortoiseshell bracelet - protection against evil
Vulture
Seeing a vulture - omen of death
Wasp
Killing the first wasp of the season - good luck
weasel
Seeing a weasel - bad luck
Keeping money in a weaselskin purse - financial security
Wolf
Seeing a wolf - dumbness
Wren
Harming a wren - broken bone
information sources:
"Dictionary of superstitions" by David Pickering
"The encuclopedia of superstitions" by Christina Hole
