Poor man foolishly imitates rich

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Poor man foolishly imitates rich.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Foolish imitation. · Types of foolish imitation. · view the constellation · filed as J2416

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

LithuanianBalys Index No. 2432*
IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Foolish imitation of miracle (magic)Foolish imitation of healing Foolish imitation by an animal. Tries to go beyond his powers Foolish imitation of lucky man. Because one man has had good luck a numskull imitates and thinks he will have equal luck. He is disappointed Foolish imitation of leader

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