Stone as witness. Farmer will not pay servant wages due. Closing his bargain with the servant he had said: "May this stone be witness." Judge orders stone brought to court. The farmer: "Oh, but the stone is too big (or very far away)"

Motif

Stone as witness. Farmer will not pay servant wages due. Closing his bargain with the servant he had said: "May this stone be witness." Judge orders stone brought to court. The farmer: "Oh, but the stone is too big (or very far away)".

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Cleverness in the law court. · Cleverness in detection of truth. · view the constellation · filed as J1141.1.3.1

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. *1549.

Within the index

Filed under Creditor: "The destroyed bond was a cubit in size." Debtor: "That is a lie; it was only a span."

Carried in tale types

Stone as Witness · ATU 1543D* 1 recorded variant

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