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Filed under Absurd plans. Air-castles.

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The hungry fox waits in vain for horse's scrotum (lips) to fall offThe daw waits in vain for the figs to ripen in winterMen (animals) wait in vain for nuts to fall from a treeWolf scorns salt meat (etc.) in false expectation of other bootyWolf waits in vain for the nurse to throw away the child. She has threatened to throw the child to the wolfDog waits to be hit with meat. A butcher has threatened to hit him with a piece of meatDupe waits for rear wheels of wagon to overtake front wheels. Is told that money is thus madeHare waits in vain for leaves to fall from palm treeHare waits in vain for man's hand to fall off. He sees it dangling
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Quarrel and fight over details of air-castlesMan plants hedge: sheep will leave wool on the thorns and bring richesTo build a palace in the sky: hawk as architect is let fly in the airFools cast lots for royal purple of queen who is still aliveAir-castle shattered by lack of forethoughtFoolish illustration of argumentDistress over imagined troubles of unborn child. (Clever Else.) Girl sent to cellar to get wine to serve the suitor begins weeping over the troubles of the child which she might have if she married the suitor. Her parents join her. Meanwhile the suitor leavesServant plans to deceive his master by refusing to eatSacrifice equal to the reward

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