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Motif

Welcome to the clothes. A man at a banquet is neglected because of his poor clothes. He changes clothes, returns, and is honored. "Feed my clothes," he says, "for it is they that are welcomed."

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · Practical retorts: hosts and guests. · view the constellation · filed as J1561.3

Filed across the traditions
  • Italian Novella Rotunda
  • India Thompson-Balys.
  • general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 416
  • general Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin I 222 No. 55
  • general *Prato RTP IV 167
  • general Herbert III 70
Within the index

Filed under Inhospitality repaid.

1 finer motif beneath it
Poor suitor served good supper prepared for rich one. Recites a satirical rhymed grace
Filed beside it
Clothes thrown into the cooking food. A trickster when told that food cooking is clothes being boiled retaliates by throwing his dirty hose into the pot Inhospitable host punished for hospitality. An abbot has his innkeeper treat his guests with the most shameful neglect. A guest retaliates by telling the abbot that he has been very sumptuously entertained. The innkeeper is discharged Servant repays stingy master (mistress) Father causes inhospitable daughter to spoil her feast by deceptive advice about cooking A box connection. Man refused hospitality tells rich man he is a relative. Asked for the "connection," he tells him there is a box connection. Rich man not understanding, man explains his cart is made of box wood and is tied to a rich man's box tree. Rich man, ashamed, entertains him with all due respect Grace said in name of the host. Neglected guest thus gets his portion of food
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