J1536 constellation

The constellation

J1536 Ruler's absurdity rebuked

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● motif ● tale type ● on the shelf ● attested

The same sky, in words

filed under

One absurdity rebukes another · J1530 entry

beneath it

Absurdity of entrusting military mission to bishop. Courtier rebukes king by asking that he be given an ecclesiastical post · J1536.1 entry
Absurdity of trying to convert king to Hinduism – like making cow of donkey or black dog into white · J1536.2 entry

filed beside

Borrower's absurdities · J1531 entry
Adulteress's absurdity rebuked · J1532 entry
Absurdities concerning birth of animals, or men. (Cf. J1531.3.) · J1533 entry
Deer captured in bird-net: water flows upstream. One partner claims a deer he has captured in his bird-net. The other pretends to be watching water flow upstream · J1534 entry
One absurdity rebukes another – miscellaneous · J1539 entry