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Among sailors, it is considered unlucky to kill a ...
albatross
Arctic tern
penguin
herring gull
The albatross as a superstitious relic is referenced in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's well-known poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It is considered very unlucky to kill an albatross; in Coleridge's poem, the narrator killed the bird and his fellow sailors eventually force him to wear the dead bird around his neck.
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flag Polish language

Zabicie jakiego ptaka morskiego przynosi pecha według żeglarzy?
Albatros
Rybitwa
Pingwin
Mewa
Albatrosy to ptaki, które podążają za statkami rybackimi, chwytają przynęty umieszczone na zrzucanych linkach. Ich zabicie według żeglarzy może przynieść nieszczęście.
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flag German language

Nach Ansicht von Seeleuten, töten dessen Vogel Unglück bringt?
Albatros
Küstenseeschwalbe
Pinguin
Silbermöwe
Einen Albatros töten. Seevögel beherbergen die Seele von toten Seeleuten.
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