Man does not know himself from another identically clad

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Man does not know himself from another identically clad.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd absent-mindedness. · Uncertainty about own identity. · view the constellation · filed as J2012.5

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general *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin I 214 No. 43.

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Numskull's beard cut off: does not know himself Woman's garments cut off: does not know herself Woman in tar and feathers does not know herself Fool in new clothes does not know himself Fool at baths believes he is someone else. Sees everybody naked. Puts straw on his shoulder to identify himself. Straw floats to another bather. "You are me and I am you!"

Carried in tale types

Man Needs Patch on Pants to Recognize Himself · ATU 1284B1 recorded variant

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