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• Have you heard of
these methods of
fortune-telling before?
Which one?
• Do you know anyone
who predicts the future?
How do they do it?
Ask someone in your family if they
have ever heard about fortune-telling
in a coffee cup or if they have heard
about the vala. Do they know any other
strange ways to see into the future?
Have they tried any of them? Come to
class and share what you have learned
at home with your classmates.
Vala
Yes
No
Doesn’t know
Now you put your head down and let
the vala fall to the ground.
If it turns
up
the answer is yes.
If it turns
down
the answer is no.
If it is
on its side
,
the vala
doesn’t know the answer—or maybe
she just doesn’t want to tell you.
clockwise
: réttsælis
counter-clockwise
:
rangsælis
method
: aðferð
mysterious qualities
:
dularfullir eiginleikar
recite
: þylja, fara með
