The constellation
J1938 Porridge in the ice hole. They put meal in the boiling current of the ice hole and then, one after another, they jump in to taste the porridge
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- Porridge in the Ice Hole · ATU 1260
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- Money tested by throwing it into a stream to see if it will swim. Good coins are supposed to swim, counterfeit to sink · J1931 entry
- Absurd practices connected with crops · J1932 entry
- Numskull tries to dig up a well (spring). He wants to take it home · J1933 entry
- A hole to throw the earth in. Numskull plans to dig a hole so as to have a place to throw the earth from his excavation · J1934 entry
- Articles sent by telegraph · J1935 entry
- How he looks in his sleep. A man stands before mirror with his eyes shut to see how he looks in his sleep · J1936 entry
- Absurd ideas about the dead · J1937 entry
- How far his voice will reach. A numskull cries from a tower and then runs away to see how far his voice will reach · J1941 entry
- Holding in the heat. A numskull ties yarn around the stove to keep the heat from escaping · J1942 entry
- Examining the sundial by candle-light. Numskull tries to find the time of night · J1943 entry