Man on sinking ship eats salt. Otherwise he will not enjoy the large amount of water that he must drink

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Man on sinking ship eats salt. Otherwise he will not enjoy the large amount of water that he must drink.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Consolation in misfortune. · Consolation by a trifle. · view the constellation · filed as J861.2

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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Italian Novella*Rotunda.
general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 235

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Filed under Consolation for misfortune found in food.

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Consoled by a drop of honey. Man in pit surrounded by perils thus comforts himself Mouse (fly) dying in meat tub is happy that he has eaten to satisfaction

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