The Once and Future Witches

by Alix E. Harrow

Hark, hark, The dogs do bark, When witches come to town. A spell to raise the alarm, requiring a gnawed bone & a strong whistle

the original rhyme goes: "Hark, hark! the dogs do bark/ Beggars are coming to town. / Some in rags, some in jags / And some in velvet gowns."