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J1895 Woman thinks calf's bleating has accused her of stealing from harvest. Begs that people not believe what calf said. (Cf. N611.)
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- Animal or object expected to go alone · J1881 entry
- Foolish attempt to educate animals · J1882 entry
- Trickster joins bulrushes in a dance. He thinks they are dancing when he sees them waving · J1883 entry
- The boat gets tired. The woman tries to tire out her rival's boat so as to win the race, but only tires herself · J1884 entry
- Singing snails rebuked. A boy roasts snails and they make noise in cooking. "Wretches, your house burns and yet you sing!" · J1885 entry
- Hens in mourning. Fool puts black clothes on his hen's necks. He tells people that they mourn their mother · J1886 entry
- The mad wheelbarrow. Fools chain a wheelbarrow, bitten by a mad dog, lest it bite others · J1887 entry
- Wants the organ to come and play for her. An old woman enraptured with the sound of a cathedral organ prays for it to come to her house and gives it directions as to where she lives · J1888 entry
- Object foolishly blamed · J1891 entry
- Preserving the cock's freedom. A boy recently home from school sees his mother trying to catch the cock. "Don't mother, don't break his freedom or we will suffer for it." · J1892 entry