Fool asks owner of oxen why he does not milk them since he is not working them

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Fool asks owner of oxen why he does not milk them since he is not working them.

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 J1905.4

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Filed under Absurd ignorance about milking animals. (Cf. J1903.2.)

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Fool does not milk cow for a month so that she will give plenty for a feast Fools try to milk male ass Divided ownership of cow. The brother who owns the front end tries to drive the cow and will not let the owner of the rear end milk her Trying to have cows make curds before being milked Cow killed in order to get all the milk at once. (Cf. J2129.3.)

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