When people were in such a situation, they believed that saying things the other way around, such as the following, would save their lives: "Stones flow, leaves sink, cows whisper, and horses bark."
このようなときは「石は流れる、木の葉は沈む、牛は嘶く、馬は吼える」などと逆の言葉を言うと、命が助かるという。