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- King questions six doctors. J171.2
- King questions six doctors: what do you like best of all on earth? That man has not what he wishes to have. J171.2.1
- King questions six doctors: what do you like best of all on earth? That all joys are mixed with sorrow. J171.2.2
- King questions six doctors: what do you like best of all on earth? That all evil and hypocrisy will have an end. J171.2.3
- King questions six doctors: what must you most marvel at on earth? That those who are most respected are the biggest fools. J171.2.4
- King questions six doctors: what must you most marvel at on earth? That those who speak of spiritual matters are usually the most depraved. J171.2.5
- King questions six doctors: what must you most marvel at on earth? That man lives in a state in which he cannot die. J171.2.6
- Doctor loses a horse for the sake of the truth. Overlord asks two doctors whether he is entitled to all the possessions of his retainers. One doctor unrighteously answers yes and receives a horse. The other who tells the truth receives nothing. J551.3
- Will take care of the thirst. Doctors consult how to rid fever-stricken drunkard of his great thirst. "You take care of the fever; I shall take care of the thirst." J1322.1
- Repartee concerning doctors and patients. J1430
- Queen falsely accused of having poisoned husband. Ignorant doctors cannot diagnose king's illness. Queen burned at stake. K2116.1.2
- Wager: more doctors than men of other professions. The trickster feigns toothache. Everyone suggests remedies. He takes down their names as doctors and wins the wager. N63
- Jokes on doctors. X372