How far is it from happiness to misfortune? One day; yesterday I was herdsman and now I am abbot. (Cf. H561.2.)

Motif

How far is it from happiness to misfortune? One day; yesterday I was herdsman and now I am abbot. (Cf. H561.2.)

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Riddles of distance. · view the constellation · filed as H685.1

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general Anderson FFC XLII 216.

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Filed under Riddle: how far is it from happiness to misfortune?

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King and abbot. King propounds three riddles to abbot to answer on pain of death. Herdsman disguises as abbot and answers questions

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