Numskull thinks the extinguishing of lights at the church presages a fight. Draws his sword

Motif

Numskull thinks the extinguishing of lights at the church presages a fight. Draws his sword.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · Inappropriate action from misunderstanding. · view the constellation · filed as J1823.3

Cited in the index

general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 849.

Within the index

Filed under Misunderstanding of church customs or ceremonies causes inappropriate action.

Filed beside it

Misunderstandings concerning images of Christ Bishop struck for breaking the peace. At a wedding after a period of silent prayer the bishop begins an antiphony. The fools walks up and strikes the bishop: "You have made this shouting in the church." Move away from Moslem land so that Allah need not be feared

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