Lady answers queen so straightforwardly she gets light punishment

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Lady answers queen so straightforwardly she gets light punishment.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Forethought. · Forethought – miscellaneous. · Forethought – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as J751.1.1

Cited in the index

general Heptameron No. 21.

Within the index

Filed under Truth the best policy. Servant about to be caught for theft rehearses the lie he is to tell his master. He finds lies so transparent that he decides to tell the truth.

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