The constellation
H625 Hare and pig race across ditch. Each fails in his own way, pig behind hare. Which is winner?
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- Girl rescued by skillful companions: to whom does she belong? · H621.2 entry
- Skillful companions resuscitate girl: to whom does she belong? · H621.1 entry
- Skillful companions create woman: to whom does she belong? Woodcarver carves a doll, tailor clothes her, gardener gives her speech (or the like). (Answer sometimes given: her father, her mother, or her husband) · H621 entry
- The unsolved problem: enigmatic ending of tale · H620 entry
- Riddles of the superlative · H630 entry
- Riddle: what is the strongest? · H631 entry
- What is the strongest? A horse · H631.1 entry
- What is the strongest? God · H631.2 entry