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J1564 Talker keeps person from eating
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- Trickster's interrupted feast revenged. He is asked a question by his master each time he tries to eat a date, so that he always has to spit out the date. He revenges himself that night when the master tries to carry on an intrigue with his wife's maid. He comes with his answers at embarrassing moments · J1564.1 entry
- Revenge by interrupting feast. A rabbi who has been inhospitably treated is afterwards invited to dinner. He keeps the guests so amused by his jokes that they fail to eat and the feast is spoiled · J1564.2 entry
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- Inhospitality repaid · J1561 entry
- The greedy host · J1562 entry
- Treatment of difficult guests · J1563 entry
- Inappropriate entertainment repaid · J1565 entry
- Luxury of host rebuked · J1566 entry
- Host rebukes negligent servant · J1573 entry
- Guest brings along cakes to eat. Stingy host rebuked · J1575 entry
- "Cause liberality to be depicted." Answer of hungry man when host asks for suggestion for a picture to be painted of something that has not been seen · J1576 entry
- Deceptive invitation to feast · J1577 entry