Company to sing like leader. When his foot is caught in a wheel, they keep repeating his call for help as a song

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Company to sing like leader. When his foot is caught in a wheel, they keep repeating his call for help as a song.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Foolish imitation. · Types of foolish imitation. · view the constellation · filed as J2417.1

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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LithuanianBalys Index No. 1694*
ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 285 No. 64, FFC CXXVIII 244f. No. 148.

Within the index

Filed under Foolish imitation of leader.

Filed beside it

To imitate the leader. He slips and all fall to floor

Carried in tale types

The Company to Sing like the Leader · ATU 16941 recorded variant

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