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1804: The eel filled with sand

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1725-1849: Jokes about Clergymen and Religious Figures > 1800-1849: Other Jokes about Religious Figures > 1804: The eel filled with sand

Description

A penitent confesses that a plan to sin has entered his mind. Priest tells him that the thought is as good as the deed. Assesses four florins as penance. Penitent says that he had only had it in his mind to give the florins; he must take the thought…

Variants

1804A. The Priest Administers to a Man Sick with Infectious Disease

Shows him the Host through the window, and says: »Have hope and imagine you receive it.» The man shows the priest a coin through the window, and repeats the same phrase.

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Without Title	1804	Netherlands	1651	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Begeeren en doen is een.	1804	Netherlands	1659	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Confession	1804	United States		Internet Archive

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