Boast at home. In Castile a Spaniard maintains to a Portuguese that the Spanish king is best of all. In Portugal, that the Portuguese king is best. "Each cock crows in his own barnyard."

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Boast at home. In Castile a Spaniard maintains to a Portuguese that the Spanish king is best of all. In Portugal, that the Portuguese king is best. "Each cock crows in his own barnyard."

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Prudence and Discretion. · Zeal – temperate and intemperate. · view the constellation · filed as J552.6

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Childers (J500).

Within the index

Filed under Intemperate pugnacity.

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Noblemen who quarreled over a device. Wiser of the two shows foolishness of such a fight Noblemen being ruined by long lawsuit decide wisely to join their families in marriage and save their fortunes Serpent (weasel) tries to bite a file Helmet left for woman to quarrel with. Woman insists upon quarreling with a nobleman. He says, "If you wish to quarrel, I shall leave my helmet here. You can talk to it." Brothers compose quarrel and save umpire's fee

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