The constellation
X32 Wager with overdressed youths that servant can carry a large bucket of water upstairs. They follow and are soaked when the servant purposely spills the dirty water
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- Red pepper for the slow ass: man tries it on himself. When, on the advice of a friend, he gives the ass red pepper, the ass runs away. Then he tries it on himself. He runs so fast that he passes the ass. Arriving at home, he says to his wife, "Unload the ass when he comes. I must run through the village a couple of times more." · X11 entry
- Man interrupted each time he tries to eat something · X12 entry
- Accidental cannibalism. A man eats up the dried meat of a Jew on shipboard. It happens that the Jew is carrying his dead father back home for burial in this form. (Cf. G60.) · X21 entry
- The dream of marking the treasure. A man dreams that he finds treasure and that he marks the spot with his excrements. Only the latter part of the dream is true · X31 entry
- Use of itch-producing ointment · X34 entry
- Ridiculous nakedness or exposure · X52 entry
- Man given ride on a hemp-dresser · X53 entry