Man is so lazy that he starves rather than open his mouth for food to fall in when it falls from trees

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Man is so lazy that he starves rather than open his mouth for food to fall in when it falls from trees.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – personal. · view the constellation · filed as W111.5.8.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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U.S.Baughman.

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Filed under Man with stolen fig in his mouth submits to having cheek lanced rather than open his mouth. (Cf. J1842.2.)

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