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Motifs
- Tabu: disbelief in scriptures. C61.3
- Dividing by scripture quoting. J1242
- Hog's head divided according to scripture. To be divided among three students according to their skill in quoting. First: "And they cut one ear off" (takes ear). Second: "And they gave him a box on the ear" (takes other ear). Third: "And they took him away secretly" (takes whole hog away). J1242.1
- Three men divide a large fish by quoting scripture. J1242.2
- "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
- Neglect to study scriptures punished. Q223.10