The constellation
K150 Sale of worthless services
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● attested
The same sky, in words
beneath it
- A beggar tells the bishop how to stay warm. For a gulden he tells him that he should wear all his clothes when he goes horseback in winter · K151 entry
- Thief masked as devil bought off by frightened owner · K152 entry
- The backwards and forwards dance. Dupe persuaded to pay for learning this dance (really moving toward and away from a fire) · K153 entry
- Trickster feigns ability to influence the sun; sells services. Sun to shine on fools' backs as they go to town in morning and return in afternoon · K154 entry
- Fraudulent permission sold · K157 entry
- Trickster persuades dupe to sacrifice animal and give it to him as payment for supposed services · K158 entry