Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

1613: "Playing-Cards are my Calendar and Prayerbook."

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1613: "Playing-Cards are my Calendar and Prayerbook."

Description

A soldier reproved for playing cards during church service answers thus and shows so cleverly the symbolic meanings of each of the cards that he receives a reward. [H603].

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