The constellation
J1965 Protected by the needle. In a storm on the ice, numskulls stick needles into the ice to keep from blowing away
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The same sky, in words
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- Other absurd disregard of facts · J1960 entry
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- White sheep-skin used as a source of light · J1961 entry
- The yeast as an afterthought. An old woman who has forgotten to knead it in the dough throws it into the stove · J1962 entry
- The fool puts but one stick of wood in the stove. "Several others have burned up." · J1963 entry
- Tree-trunks laid crosswise of the sledge · J1964 entry
- The wall accuses the crowbar. But the man who uses the crowbar is to blame for the downfall of the wall · J1966 entry
- Numskull bales out the stream. He comes to a stream but not wishing to get his feet wet he sits down to wait for the stream to run down. He helps to bale the stream out with a hazelnut shell and keeps it up for months · J1967 entry
- Foolish fight with the sea. Absurd attempt to punish sea · J1968 entry
- Fools try to use buffalo tongue as a knife · J1971 entry
- Stupid woman swims on the roof · J1972 entry
- Tree pulled down in order to give it water to drink · J1973 entry