»Is the fair large?» »I did not measure it.» »Is it strong?» »I did not test it,» etc. One of the speakers confuses the other, saying that he saw a gray bear, hare in a tree, etc.
Since the coffin is too short, the corpse's feet are cut off. The priest: »On the last day he will rise». One of the coffin-makers: »Did I say that?» [X422].
The delegate, coming into the room, slips and falls: »The devil take you!» The serfs waiting outside the door think he is congratulating. All cry in one voice: »You and your family». [J1845].
The master orders his servant boy to strike off his finger that has become dirty. He sticks his finger through a hole. The boy strikes with a burning piece of wood. The master sticks the finger into his mouth.
A deaf man plans a conversation with expected answers as he goes to visit the sick. The answers turn out otherwise. - A. How are you? - B. I am dead. - A. Thank God! What have you eaten? - B. Poison, I think. - A. I hope it agrees with you. [X111.9].
The nobleman amuses himself at the expense of the deaf man. Finally - Nobleman: I wish you a thousand gallows and ropes around your neck. - Peasant: My Lord, I wish you twice as many. [X111.6].
Lord: Good day, Caspar. - Caspar: I am making a reel. - L. Good day, Caspar. - C. It is worth four pence. - L. Good day, Caspar. - C. Yes, my Lord, whenever you wish. [X111.5].
Lord: Good Morning, Peter. - Peasant: I come from Bingen. - L. What is the hog worth? - P. Two weeks from next Sunday (the wedding). - L. Shall I come to the wedding? - P. Three and a half gulden. [X111.4].
A trickster tells each of two persons before they meet that the other is deaf and must be shouted at. A great shouting takes place, and each thinks the other out of his wits. [X111.3].