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- Druid interprets prophetic dream. (Cf. D1711.4, D1812.3.3.5.) D1812.3.3.0.1
- King and peasant: the plucked fowl. The king gives riddling questions to a peasant, who always interprets them right. The king says that he will send the peasant a fowl which he shall pluck. The king gives the same questions to his courtiers, who cannot interpret them. They pay the peasant good money for the answers. Peasant tells king that he has plucked the fowl. H561.6.1
- Clever prince interprets enigmatic statements. H561.9
- Wit interprets unfavorable decision of court as doing him great honor. J835
- "Agnus dei" as a prayer for money. An ignorant schoolmaster interprets many of the texts of scripture as commands for the priests to live lives of luxury. J1741.2
- Wash Bee Day. Woman misinterprets calendar notation "February 22, Wash. B'day." Washes their bee-hives. J1743.3
- Fool interprets metaphors (or slang expressions) about drink. J2489.1
- "Keep locks of everyone in your hand" (keep control of them). Fool interprets literally. J2489.2
- "Bite the ear" (speak secretly). Fool interprets literally. J2489.3
- Sham wise man (girl's confederate) interprets pretended dream for girl. Insists she be allowed to marry man of her own choice. K1956.6