Mill has given birth to horse. Jackal as judge comes late. "Tank of water caught fire."

Motif

Mill has given birth to horse. Jackal as judge comes late. "Tank of water caught fire."

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · One absurdity rebukes another. · view the constellation · filed as J1531.1.1

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GermanicGrimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 181181.— THE NIX OF THE MILL-POND.

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under The transformed golden pumpkin. Borrower of golden pumpkin returns a brass pumpkin and claims that the gold has turned to brass. The lender takes the borrower's son and returns with an ape. He claims that the boy has turned into an ape.

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