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Master insists that maid whistle when she brings in the dessert. He is afraid she will eat the raisins out of the cakes.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – social. · view the constellation · filed as W152.12.3

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Filed under Stingy man and his servants.

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Farmer gets help up early in morning for a light breakfast: a glass of water and a lantern Stingy farmer encourages help by promise of hot lunch. The servant discovers that the hot lunch is a mustard sandwich Master insists that servants whistle as they pick strawberries so that they cannot eat any

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