The constellation
J2191 A fool releases a bear while the master is away. The bear plays havoc. The master threatens to cut off the ears of the meddler. The fool asks his dog not to tell on him
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- Other short-sighted acts · J2160 entry
filed beside
- Short-sightedness in dressing · J2161 entry
- Short-sighted use of fire · J2162 entry
- Carrying the plow horse so as not to tramp up the field. (Cf. J2103.2.) · J2163 entry
- Short-sightedness in rowing · J2164 entry
- Carrying load up hill to roll it down. Fools carry log (millstone) down hill. They realize that they might have rolled it down. They therefore carry it back up hill to roll it down · J2165 entry
- Short-sighted lover is slow to follow up advantage · J2166 entry
- Porridge eaten in different rooms. The porridge in one, the milk in another · J2167 entry
- The slaughter of the ox. In preparation, the feet are cut off the evening before · J2168 entry
- Short-sightedness in carpentry · J2171 entry
- Short-sightedness in caring for live-stock · J2172 entry