Boots sent by telegraph. A peasant hangs boots and an accompanying letter on a telegraph wire, expecting them to reach the city

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Boots sent by telegraph. A peasant hangs boots and an accompanying letter on a telegraph wire, expecting them to reach the city.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd disregard of facts. · Absurd disregard of natural laws. · view the constellation · filed as J1935.1

Cited in the index

general Type 1710
general Christensen DF XLVII 204 no. 50
general U.S. (Ozarks): *Randolph Devil's Pretty Daughter (New York, 1955) 195.

Within the index

Filed under Articles sent by telegraph.

Carried in tale types

Boots Sent by Telegraph · ATU 1710 1 recorded variant

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