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- Three days and three nights seem one hour as saint preaches. (Cf. Z71.1.1.) D2011.1.2
- Saint preaches for three days and three nights. F1086
- Peasant preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has instructed him to tell the truth and spare no one when he preaches. J1211.1
- Priest preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has fined priest for incontinence. Priest hides and witnesses amorous intrigue between bishop and abbess, hearing bishop refer to the abbess's charms in biblical similes. Priest incorporates overheard references in his introduction to the Mass and is asked for an explanation. Bishop returns his fine. J1211.1.1
- Peasant as priest preaches on the troubles of laymen. K1961.1.1
- Wolf loses interest in the sermon when he sees a flock of sheep. A dervish preaches to him. U125
- Parson preaches so that half the congregation weeps and half laughs. Has clothes torn in the back. Those that see this laugh. He wins the wager. X416
- Parson smears his hand with butter. Rascals have spread butter on the altarbread. The parson preaches, "What is the life of man?" and therewith brings his hand down on the altar-bread: "Pure butter!" X417
- Sermon about the rich man. A boy rides with a rich man. Goes into church and leaves his coat lying on the sled. When the parson preaches about the rich man who went to hell, the boy calls out, "Then he took my coat along!" X435.5