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Man sees Hereford cow at night; thinks it is devil, says, "Devil I deny thee! I am a psalmsinger and a worshiper of God!"

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · Things thought to be devils, ghosts, etc. · view the constellation · filed as J1785.4

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • EnglandBaughman.
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Filed under Animals thought to be the devils or ghosts.

1 finer motif beneath it
Man addresses colt: "Abide, Satan! I am a righteous man and a psalm singer."
Filed beside it
Grasshopper thought to be the devilCrab thought to be the devil. Becomes redAss thought to be the devilCat mistaken for devil. Fool in the dark mistakes cat's eyes for embers. Is attacked by the cat and he thinks it is the devilFox in coffer thought to be devilBlack sheep thought to be the devil

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