A royal ox eats bowls of maize and grass during an annual Royal Plowing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 11, 2005. Thailand's royal soothsayer predicted heavy rains and plentiful crops for the country at the annual ceremony Wednesday, after two sacred oxen ate from symbolic bowls of maize and grass. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai royal oxen predict rainy, productive year
Wednesday May 11 2005

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Sacred Thai oxen predicted good fortunes for the coming year on Wednesday with abundant rains and healthy crops, a similar prediction to last year which saw one of the worst droughts in years.