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980D A TOAD IN THE FACE OF AN UNGRATEFUL SON. A man, about to eat a roasted chicken, saw his aged father coming, and hid the bird so he would not have to share it. After the old man left, the son resumed eating, but the chicken became a toad and jumped into his face, and it stayed there for the rest of his life.
November 29, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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1538THE BOY AND THE COW THIEVES. A band of thieves stole a cow from a cowherd. Disguised as a girl, a doctor, and a priest, the boy visited the thieves and carried away all their wealth. John the Cowherd. Folklore of Spain in the American Southwest, p. 182.
November 28, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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1175 STRAIGHTENING A CURLY HAIR. The devil worked for a farmer and completed every task, until asked to hammer a curly hair straight. The more he hammered, the curlier the hair became. He finally gave up and went away. Devil and the Farmer, The. Briggs, DBF, pt. A, v. 1, p. 208.
November 27, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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882A* ENTRAPPED SUITORS ARE FORCED TO WORK. A wright's beautiful wife was plagued with offers from various gentlemen, so she finally agreed to let them visit her. However, she trapped them in an underground chamber, and forced them to spin flax for her as penance for their folly. Cf. types 1359C, 1730.
November 26, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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924 FIGHTING WITH SYMBOLS. A stranger came to a padishah's court, drew a circle, and sat in it. A weaver, known for his wisdom, also drew a circle and sat down. The stranger responded by scattering grain upon the ground, whereupon the weaver released a rooster that ate the grain, setting two walnuts in the circle as well. Then the stranger departed, and did not return. The weaver explained: The stranger in his circle was claiming dominion. The grain represented his soldiers. The weaver's rooster symbolized his nation's resistance, and the two walnuts showed that he was willing to wager his testicles on the outcome.
November 25, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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THE RACE BETWEEN THE FOX AND THE LOBSTER. A fox and a lobster agreed to a race. The lobster took hold of the fox's tail, and when the fox reached the goal, the lobster jumped off, saying: "I have been here a long time." (Afanasyev)
November 24, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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The Flounder's Crooked Mouth. The fish had a race to seect their kind, and the herring won. The envious flounder challenged the results with the insult: "The naked herring?" Since that time the flounder has been cursed with a crooked mouth.
November 23, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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Image of text: NAUGHTY CHILDREN LOSE THEIR MOTHER. Two girls were very naughty to their mother, so she left them, and instead a woman with glass eyes and a wooden tail came to be their mother.
November 22, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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Text from a book: The Wonder-Child. A wicked washerwoman gave the princess food that made her pregnant. The girl, accused of unchastity, was set adrift on a lake, where she gave birth to a squirrel. The squirrel record her and made the truth known about the conception. (Briggs)
November 22, 2024 at 7:52 PM