Stingy man rebuked when his children are feasted in his absence. They think he has been responsible and honor him. He reforms

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Stingy man rebuked when his children are feasted in his absence. They think he has been responsible and honor him. He reforms.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · The cheater cheated. · view the constellation · filed as J1522.2

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Half price for half a shave. A man asks to be shaved at half price. The barber shaves one side. He must pay the other half for the rest of the shave

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