Transferred wish wisely used as well as unwisely. (J2075 contrasted with a married couple in which the wish is wisely used by the wife.)

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Transferred wish wisely used as well as unwisely. (J2075 contrasted with a married couple in which the wish is wisely used by the wife.)

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Absurd wishes. · view the constellation · filed as J2075.1

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general *BP II 223.

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Filed under The transferred wish. A husband, given three wishes, transfers one to his wife, who wastes it on a trifle; in his anger he wishes the article in her body and must use the third to get it out.

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Two transferred wishes used unwisely: redeemed by wise use of third. Wife uses two transferred wishes selfishly. Husband kills wife and uses remaining wish to his advantage Woman disdainfully throws away pills; punished with sores on body, must use the pills to restore herself Wife granted wish for beauty, elopes with prince. Husband wishes her into a pig; son must use third wish to restore her

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