The constellation
J2541 "Don't eat too greedily." Fool starves himself at table. Later hunts food in house and gets into trouble
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- Foolish extreme · J2500 entry
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- The silence wager. A man and his wife make a wager as to who shall speak first (close the door). The man (woman) becomes jealous and scolds; loses the wager · J2511 entry
- The fool and the visitor's large nose. The fool asks where he got the large nose. Is removed from the room. He comes back to mend matters. He says, "What a small nose you have!" He is again taken from the room. The third time: "What difference does it make whether you have a nose or not?" · J2512 entry
- Plenty of holy water. A fool hearing of the effectiveness of holy water for the forgiveness of sins pours the whole supply over himself · J2513 entry
- Sickle bought at great cost given back. In a land where the sickle is not known the new sickle cuts off the head of a man and is thereupon given back to the original owner · J2514 entry
- Directions followed literally to the sorrow of the giver · J2516 entry
- Couldn't wait to dress. The overzealous visitor rides naked to see his friends · J2517 entry
- Absurd extreme of discouragement · J2518 entry
- Extreme prudery · J2521 entry
- Breaking the glassware to prevent others from doing so. A king thus removes temptation from his subjects · J2522 entry
- The obedient husband: the leave of absence. His wife says, "You may go away for a little while." He stays away for days and then sends a messenger to his wife asking if he has been away long enough · J2523 entry