If a ______ crosses your path, it is said to bring bad luck.?

Question

Black cat
Bat
Pink elephant
Cow

Answer 1

Well, the old wives' tale says black cat.

The belief that black cats are bad luck probably began during the Black Plague. Black cats, which could slip around unseen in the night, were thought of as agents of the devil. Some cats were even hung after being put on trial for being witches. Black cats were systematically killed all across England to ward off the curses of the devil. (Ironically, this helped the Black Plague, since cats no longer threatened the rats carrying the fleas, which in turn carried the plague.) Having a black cat cross your path means the devil's gaze is on you.

There are just as many, if not more, cases where black cats are thought of as good luck. So as long as a black cat has crossed your path, you might as well touch it, or better yet, touch three black cats in succession. This is supposed to bring good luck.

Answer 2

a black cat.


but believe me I have tried it a couple of times(crossing the path just after a black cat has done so) but didnt experience any bad luck at all.

Answer 3

If a pink elephant crosses your path, it is said to bring bad luck.
I like that one, but it is:
If a black cat crosses your path, it is said to bring bad luck.

Answer 4

Story of black cat is an old sailor tale. Black cats don't bring bad luck. They warn their masters not to go to an adventure that may be disastrous. Therefore, sailors stay home if their cats "tell" them not to.

Answer 5

Black Cat. However, if a pink elephant crosses your path you are in trouble.

Answer 6

A black cat.

Answer 7

the typical answer is black cat, however if you see a pink elephant cross your path you might want to get that checked out.

Answer 8

It's a black cat.
I'd find it stranger if a pink elephant crossed my path.

Answer 9

Its only the black cat that will be unlucky, especially if its crossing the motorway at night.

Answer 10

black cat