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Riddle: how much is my beard (king's) worth?

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Riddles of value. · view the constellation · filed as H712

Cited in the index
  • general *Type 875
  • general De Vries FFC LXXIII 160
  • general BP II 359.
Within the index

Filed under Riddles of value.

2 finer motifs beneath it
How much is king's beard worth? The months July, August, and September How much is king's beard worth? A May rain (three rains in summer)
Filed beside it
Riddle: how much am I (the king) worth? Riddle: how much is a golden plow (throne, crown, palace) worth? Riddle: how much does the sun earn for his daily work? Riddle: how much is a certain crucifix worth? Twenty-nine pieces of silver. (Cf. H711.1.)
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