The constellation
J1241 Clever dividing which favors the divider
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- Clever dividing · J1230 entry
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- Dividing two sheep and a ram: trickster to divide with two friends. You two take one sheep; the ram and I will take the other · J1241.1 entry
- Dividing four coins among three persons. Two coins apiece given to two; other is to wait till two more coins are found · J1241.2 entry
- Dividing three fish among two men. Fools submit problem to trickster who solves problem by taking third fish himself · J1241.3 entry
- Division of the fat and lean fowls. Two fat fowls and one lean one at meal. Hero is lean, his two hosts fat. He is to divide. One lean fowl for the two fat people; two fat fowls for the one lean man · J1241.4 entry
- Dividing the eggs: one man's hand in the pot at a time. Trickster alternates hands so fast that the other man never gets to put his hand in. He finally puts his foot in the pan · J1241.5 entry
carried in tale type
- Joint Ownership of the Cow · ATU 1633