Numskulls believing that God has reposed on a leaf want to cross river on one — Mythoi

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Numskulls believing that God has reposed on a leaf want to cross river on one.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Literal fools. · Literal fool – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as J2495.5

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Religious words or exercises interpreted with absurd literalness.

Filed beside it

Praying to the nearer virgin. One man prays to the Virgin of Aix-la-Chapelle. The other: "That place is too far away; she can't be here in time to help." He prays to the Virgin of a nearer town Debtors do not forgive. "The Lord's Prayer has little power. I forgive my debtors but my debtors do not forgive me." Did not want to be Christ. An actor representing Christ in a Passion Play is beaten by Jews. He throws the cross down: "The devil may be God; I won't." Peasants want a living God. An artist, ordered to make a crucifix, asks peasants if they want a living God. They say yes. "If we don't like him we can kill him ourselves."

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