Priest's words repeated. Man sent to priest for religious service to repeat priest's words. Keeps repeating "Who are you?" "Where do you come from?"

Motif

Priest's words repeated. Man sent to priest for religious service to repeat priest's words. Keeps repeating "Who are you?" "Where do you come from?"

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Literal fools. · Literal fool – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as J2498.2

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Repeating the ceremony. Fool told to repeat part of the ceremony at baptism persists absurdly in repeating every remark.

Filed beside it

The imitative choir. Minister tells congregation that he has forgotten his spectacles, that he cannot line out the hymn as he customarily did. The choir sings his words. He tries to explain, apologizes. The choir repeats the apology in song

Carried in tale types

Naming the Child (Baptism) · ATU 1821 1 recorded variant
Clergyman's Words Repeated · ATU 1832M* 1 recorded variant

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