Clever peasant wife asks king riddles — Mythoi

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Clever peasant wife asks king riddles.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Propounding of riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H561.1.0.1

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India Thompson-Balys.

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Conflict between peasant and nobleman decided so that each must answer riddles: peasant's daughter solves them Found mortar taken to king reveals peasant girl's wisdom. Peasant finds mortar in his field and against his daughter's advice takes it to the king, who demands the pestle as well. Peasant laments that he has not followed daughter's advice. King summons her

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