Seller advises buyer that cow is a thief

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Seller advises buyer that cow is a thief.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish bargains. · view the constellation · filed as J2088.2

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BretonLuzel Legendes chrétiennes de Basse Bretagne (Paris, 1881) I 16.

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Filed under The considerate seller. A numskull having an over-short turban for sale at auction warns the prospective buyer that it is too short.

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The fool advises the buyer that the horse is worth little or his father would not sell it

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