At a funeral of a child a satyr reveals that the real father (officiating priest) sings while the cuckold weeps. (Cf. U15.)

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At a funeral of a child a satyr reveals that the real father (officiating priest) sings while the cuckold weeps. (Cf. U15.)

The nature of life. · The nature of life – miscellaneous motifs. · Appearances deceive. · view the constellation · filed as U119.1.1

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At a hanging the witnesses are bigger thieves than the culprit. (Cf. U10.)

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Fool laughs at the absurdities he sees about him. (1) Sees a man who is to die that day buy shoes. (2) Sees sheriff leading a man to the gallows: a big thief leading a little one. (3) Sees farmer weeping at funeral of his child, while priest (the real father) sings

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