From a list of phrases used in various languages to describe a sun-shower, the phenomenon of the sun shining while it rains. The phrases were compiled by Bert Vaux, a professor of linguistics at the University of Cambridge.
The sun is washing its face
The fox is making love
The rats are getting married
The jackal is giving birth
The wolf is bearing a son
The hyena’s child is going to die
The witches are combing their hair
The witches are making butter
The witches are making soft bread
The devil is kissing his wife
The devil is beating his wife
They’re beating the women with knives and spoons
They’re having a fair in hell