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Story told to discover thief. Judge tells story of the lady, her husband, her lover, and the robbers (H1552.1). Which was the most generous? Witness says that robber was. This shows that he has robber's point of view.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Cleverness in the law court. · Clever judicial decisions. · view the constellation · filed as J1177

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • JewishGaster Exempla 206 No. 111, bin Gorion Born Judas III 97, 303
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general *Type 976
Within the index

Filed under Clever judicial decisions.

2 finer motifs beneath it
None should interrupt or leave the room while story is told: treachery revealedStory told to discover thief: sundry tales
Filed beside it
Series of wise judgments settles quarrels of villageThe Irish Solomon (Cormac mac Airt). Famed for his clever decisionsJudgment by testing loveJudgment as rebuke to unjust plaintiffSeries of clever unjust decisions: plaintiff voluntarily withdraws. (1) Man pulls off borrowed horse's tail: he shall keep horse till tail grows on. (2) Man falls out of bed and kills a baby (or causes a miscarriage): he shall beget a new baby for the mother. (3) Man falls from a bridge and kills boatsman's son: shall allow boatsman to fall from bridge and kill himClever decisions concerning kissing and rapeJudgments concerning arsonDecisions based on experimental testsClever judicial decisions – miscellaneous
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