Lions flee because of the crowing of white cock, elephants because of swine's grunting

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Lions flee because of the crowing of white cock, elephants because of swine's grunting.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Cowardly fools. · Cowardly fool. · view the constellation · filed as J2614.3

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IcelandicFSS 69–71, Boberg.

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Filed under Fools frightened by stirring of an animal.

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Fools are frightened at the humming of bees. Think it is a drum Fools frightened at the flight of a quail. When they hear "whirr!" the army flees

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