FFC 90
1200—1999 Joke and anecdote.
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193: III a (Crow sold to innkeeper), IV a, I a, II, V a b. x 1. FRT p. 9: III a b c, IV a *c, V a b. | ||
| *A. | Rich lady gives poor man land to till. He raises fine pears and peaches on the land and rich lady sends her husband to town to reclaim the land. On road to town poor man helps man with fallen ass but pulls out ass's tail and man goes along to put in complaint against him. Poor man finds purse and returns it to owner who complains some of the money is missing and goes to put in a complaint against him. Poor man is discouraged and jumps off bridge but falls on and kills old man sitting on bank underneath. Old man's grandson goes to put in complaint. Ferryman's wife asks poor man for cucumber but he refuses since ferryman would not take him across. She grows angry and has a miscarriage. Ferryman goes to put in complaint. Judge grants land to poor man; gives him ass to keep until it grows another tail; lets him keep purse for not having touched it; gives boy permission to jump off bridge while poor man sits beneath to see if he can kill him; orders poor man to remedy the miscarriage [J 1186]. BLC I 135. ex 1. FBE p. 274. | |
| 1536. | Mexico: Mason JAF XXVII 195 no 20. Porto Rico: Mason-Espinosa XXXVII 332 no 44. | |
| A. | an 1. ECPE no 176 (Poor brother and children choke her to death with blood pudding she is eating in chest. Rich brother believes she died of gluttony and buries her. Poor brother digs up body and places it by rich brother's door. Everyone is afraid to bury it again. Poor brother buries it for much money and oxen. He repeats this process until he has all of rich brother's possessions). | |
