Turtle-dove

If a person dreams that he rode a turtle-dove and it rose up in the airwith him, he will rise in status and become a tyrant. The evidence forthat is the story of Nimrod. If it took him into the heavens, he will die orfall sick, and if it comes back with him, he will come close to death butwill not die. And its feathers and flesh signify wealth. If a person takes possession of a bird such as the sand grouse,partridge and the like, he will acquire wealth and it is indicative oflivelihood, property, children and slaves, and their numbers will be inaccordance with how many or how few there are. The small bird maysignify a sinner who is very cautious and very corrupt. The small bird signifies a beautiful woman and the flesh of a smallbird signifies the wealth of a woman or a position of authority. Manybirds are said to signify position of authority and for one who has apregnant wife, they signify a male child. A man said to Ibn Sireen: I dreamt that I had a sack and I wascatching birds and clipping their wings and putting them in the sack. He said: You are a teacher who plays with boys.