The Chitimacha could always tell if they were going to have company, rain, good news or bad news. They had a tiny bird called a "kich" in the Chitimacha language. This same bird is known as the wren today. When good luck was coming your way, the little bird would have a small squealing call that  sounded like "kuee suya."

When predicting rain, this bird would sit on a branch, bobbing its head and making a call almost like it was trying to say rain, "kring kring." If cold weather was coming, it would sit perched very still and call out "kui kiki." If their little friend would just hover in the skies, seeming afraid to come down, it would mean high waters or floods.

Taunt Pauline Paul who died some years ago often said that the little bird does not come and talk anymore. The bird might know that all of the older Indians are gone who could speak its language.