What does God do? God is astonished that I sit on a horse and the king on an ass (see H797.1)

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What does God do? God is astonished that I sit on a horse and the king on an ass (see H797.1).

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Riddles based on unusual circumstances. · view the constellation · filed as H797.2

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general Anderson FFC XLII 209.

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What does God do? He brings low the proud and exalts the lowly (said by shepherd masking as bishop to king, who has exchanged places with him). (Cf. H562.)

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The Dream: All Clergymen in Hell · ATU 17381 recorded variant

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