‘Lisa, he remembered now, had always been afraid of happiness, had always envisaged jealous gods waiting to snatch it away.’
Little Boy Lost- Marghanita Laski
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In Thailand they typically give their kids ‘insulting’ nicknames’ such as moo (pig), nuu (rat), lek (undersized) or ouan (fat) to fool malignant spirits into thinking they’re already unfortunate enough and so don’t need to be cursed.
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