Foolish husband puts out wife's eyes at night because he heard that a beautiful wife is an enemy

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Foolish husband puts out wife's eyes at night because he heard that a beautiful wife is an enemy.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Literal fools. · Literal obedience. · view the constellation · filed as J2462.3

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India*Thompson-Balys.

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The dog Parsley in the soup. The foolish bridegroom is told to put parsley in the soup. He throws in his dog, which is named Parsley Casting sheep's eyes at the bride. The foolish bridegroom is told to cast sheep's eyes at the bride. He buys some at the butcher shop and throws them at her

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