Riddle: how much does the moon weigh? — Mythoi

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Riddle: how much does the moon weigh?

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Riddles of weight and measure. · view the constellation · filed as H691.1

Cited in the index

general Anderson FFC XLII 172.

Within the index

Filed under Riddles of weight.

2 finer motifs beneath it

How much does the moon weigh? A pound, for it has four quarters How much does the moon weigh? So and so much, and if you don't believe it go and weigh it yourself

Filed beside it

Riddle: how heavy is the earth?

Carried in tale types

The Shepherd Substituting for the Clergyman Answers the King's Questions · ATU 922 4 recorded variants

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