Simpleton thinks his reflection in jar of melted butter is thief; strikes at the jar and breaks it

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Simpleton thinks his reflection in jar of melted butter is thief; strikes at the jar and breaks it.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · Shadow mistaken for substance. · view the constellation · filed as J1791.7.1

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Man does not recognize his own reflection in the water.

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