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- Test of cleverness: uttering three wise words. Youths called on to do so display by their answers extraordinary powers of deduction. H505
- Clever deductions. J1661
- Deductions from observation. J1661.1
- Deduction: the one-eyed camel. A she-camel has passed, blind in one eye; on the one side she carries wine and on the other vinegar; two men lead her, one a heathen and the other a Jew. Solution: She is recognized as a she-camel by the footprints; she is blind because she feeds on only one side of the road; the wine dropping down has soaked into the earth; the vinegar makes bubbles; the heathen is not so careful in his manners as is the Jew. J1661.1.1
- Deduction: the camel ridden by a pregnant woman. J1661.1.1.1
- Deduction: the king is a bastard. After dinner the king begins to dance. He is therefore called illegitimate. His mother acknowledges an intrigue with a dancer. J1661.1.2
- Deduction: magistrate is a bastard. J1661.1.2.1
- Deduction: bread made by a sick woman. It falls apart; therefore it was kneaded by a weak person. J1661.1.3
- Deduction: mare has she-buffalo as mother. Told by shape of hoofs. J1661.1.4
- Deduction: horse has been brought up on ass's milk. Has drooping ears. J1661.1.5
- Deduction: animal has been brought up on dog's milk. Can not get enough to eat. J1661.1.5.1
- Deduction: insect inside precious stone. The jewel is warm. J1661.1.6
- Deduction: prince plays with children because he has been denied a normal youth. J1661.1.7
- Deduction: one-eyed, long-bearded thief is named Kale Khan. J1661.1.8
- Clever deduction of wise man: the theft of a cauldron detected. Cauldron has been buried in river. Thief has no taste of salt on his body: he must have been immersed in fresh water recently. J1661.1.10
- Clever deductions by eating, smelling, drinking, etc. J1661.2