The constellation
J1539 One absurdity rebukes another – miscellaneous
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- One absurdity rebukes another · J1530 entry
beneath it
- Priest forbidden to have female servant ostentatiously washes his own clothes. Bishop reverses the order · J1539.1 entry
- Scholar given third egg. A scholar, showing his skill in logic, proves that two chickens (or eggs) on the table are really three. His father (or host) takes one chicken for himself, gives the other to the mother, tells son that he can have the third one · J1539.2 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
- Ruler's absurdity rebuked · J1536 entry