Dividing three fish among two men. Fools submit problem to trickster who solves problem by taking third fish himself — Mythoi

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Dividing three fish among two men. Fools submit problem to trickster who solves problem by taking third fish himself.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Clever dividing. · Clever dividing. · view the constellation · filed as J1241.3

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Indonesia DeVries's list No. 259.

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Filed under Clever dividing which favors the divider.

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Dividing two sheep and a ram: trickster to divide with two friends. You two take one sheep; the ram and I will take the other Dividing four coins among three persons. Two coins apiece given to two; other is to wait till two more coins are found Division of the fat and lean fowls. Two fat fowls and one lean one at meal. Hero is lean, his two hosts fat. He is to divide. One lean fowl for the two fat people; two fat fowls for the one lean man Dividing the eggs: one man's hand in the pot at a time. Trickster alternates hands so fast that the other man never gets to put his hand in. He finally puts his foot in the pan

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