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Motif

Man falls and is buried in earth: goes for spade and digs self out.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies: logical absurdities. · Absurd disregard of anatomy. · view the constellation · filed as X1731.2.1

Filed across the traditions
  • U.S. *Baughman.
  • general *Type 1882
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 323
  • general Gardner JAFL XXVII 305
Within the index

Filed under Man falls from height, goes into solid rock up to knees.

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