Poor man carries unwittingly in his water jar a large scorpion which brings him fortune — Mythoi

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Poor man carries unwittingly in his water jar a large scorpion which brings him fortune.

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Lucky business ventures. · Lucky business venture. · view the constellation · filed as N426

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India Thompson-Balys.

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Filed under Lucky business venture.

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Object unknown in a country sold for a fortune Fortune from trifling sum sent abroad with merchant King's example makes merchant wealthy. The king buys shoes for a high price and then has all his dinner guests buy them Lucky bargain Abducted princess wishes that she were with rejected suitor; discovers that she is

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