Foolishness of king's taking a washerman for chief minister; washerman makes no preparation for war and kingdom is conquered. [Inadvertant duplication of U129.3.]

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Foolishness of king's taking a washerman for chief minister; washerman makes no preparation for war and kingdom is conquered. [Inadvertant duplication of U129.3.]

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Forethought. · Forethought in conflicts with others. · Forethought in defences against others. · view the constellation · filed as J677

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Filed under Forethought in defences against others.

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Practical and impractical defences Defences by strengthening one's own weakest spots Defence when one needs it most Defences in and out of season Man slays another in order not to be slain himself Youthful fencer yields to infuriated opponent who has picked up a pestle. "Two against me. I surrender."

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