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Reductio ad absurdum of riddle: stallions of Babylon. "Why is my mare restless when stallions of Babylon neigh?" Hero beats cat for having strangled a cock last night in Babylon (impossible distance away).

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Means of solving riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H572

Cited in the index
  • general BP II 372
  • general Chauvin VI 39 No. 207 n. 4.
Within the index

Filed under Means of solving riddles.

Filed beside it
Counterquestions. Riddles answered by a question that reduces the riddle to an absurdity Answer to riddle found by trickery Riddles solved with aid of propounder's wife. (Cf. G530.2, H335.0.1, H974.) Accidental discovery of answer to riddle

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