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to woodcutter who has lost one eye. He says, "Nothing", when asked who it is at mill. He empties out flour and tells it to go home. Wife kills him). 2. ECPE no 191 (He says, "Many and fat and 100 every year", to man killing lice. He says, "May one dry up and another not be born", to man sowing garlic. Mother beats him). | |
| *A. | Fool tending sheep finds purse. Donkey brays before candles. Fool's wife throws pancakes; he believes it is raining pancakes. He tells people who lost purse that he found it. Wife tries to prove he is crazy by referring to donkey saying mass and rain of pancakes [J 2351]. Cf Mt 1381. le 1. ECPE no 183. oc 1. ECPE no 182. |
| 1697. | BLC II 290. as 1. LRAC no 66. nc 1. ECPE no 52. |
| *A. | New recruit learns answers in foreign language to three questions which commander always asks: How long have you been in the service? How old are you? Are you satisfied with rations and pay? But commander asks the questions in different order [N 342.1]. an 1. FA p. 132. Cf Mt 360. |
| 1698 G. as 1. LRAC no 49 (Owner inquiring about sheep is misunderstood by shepherd). | |
| J. | an 1. FA p. 132. |
| *N. | Members of family try to communicate news from one to another. All are deaf and everyone understands something different from what was told him; usually they understand something is to be done in their behalf. as 1. LRAC no 84. nc 1. ECPE no 50. |
| *1699. | Blind man meets bull and asks if he is on right road. Bull butts him and knocks him down. He says that it was not necessary to knock him down simply to say yes or no [X 122]. an 1. FA p. 45. |
