Tests of cleverness or ability: miscellaneous — Mythoi

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Tests of cleverness or ability: miscellaneous.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Test of cleverness or ability. · view the constellation · filed as H509

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Irish myth Cross.

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Filed under Test of cleverness or ability.

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Test: threading needle. Guest of convent is given choice of nuns. On the morrow he is given three opportunities to thread a needle. Success means reward, failure confiscation of his belongings Contest in making mouths water. Hero uses certain berry that always causes mouths of onlookers to water Chess game as test Tests of poetic ability. (Cf. H503.) Test: telling skillful lie

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Sons tested for skill Test of wisdom Test of learning Test of musical ability. (Cf. H509.4.) Test of skill in handiwork Test of cleverness: uttering three wise words. Youths called on to do so display by their answers extraordinary powers of deduction Test of resourcefulness Wit combat. Test in repartee Test: finding answer to certain question

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