One man strikes at partridge which has lighted on second man's head

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One man strikes at partridge which has lighted on second man's head.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · Inappropriate action from misunderstanding. · view the constellation · filed as J1833.1.2

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Numskull shoots grasshopper which lighted on the shoulder of his friend and kills friend.

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Boy strikes at a fly on his sister's breast: it turns into nipple and girl thinks it due to brother's caress

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