The overfed hen. A woman wants her hen to lay many eggs. Overfeeds her and she stops laying altogether

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The overfed hen. A woman wants her hen to lay many eggs. Overfeeds her and she stops laying altogether.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd disregard of facts. · Absurd disregard or ignorance of animal's nature or habits. · view the constellation · filed as J1901.1

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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general Wienert FFC LVI 72 (ET 362), 106 (ST 184)
general Halm Aesop No. 111.

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Filed under Absurd ignorance concerning the laying of eggs.

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Numskull feeds hens hot water so they will lay boiled eggs

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