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The squint-eyed son and the bottle. Sent by his father to get the only bottle of rare wine, he sees two. Not wishing to show his father to be a liar, he breaks one – really the only one.

Humor. · Humor of disability. · Humor of bad eyesight. · view the constellation · filed as X121.1

Cited in the index
  • general Chauvin II 196 No. 22.
Within the index

Filed under The wife who saw double. Sees two plates where there are one, etc. Thinks two men are with her. Husband: "See everything double except your husband."

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