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In a Russian folktale, a person of this type befriends a magic pike and rides a stove to see the king. In a reimagining of a folk character similar to Emelya, little devils teach this type of person how to make soldiers from straw and gold (15[1])from oak leaves. That character of this type also inspired a Cesar Cui opera, in which he uses pots meant for his family to feed hungry birds (15[1])and marries the Tsar’s (-5[1])daughter. (-5[1])In one story, Simon (15[1])the Warrior and Tarras the Pot-Bellied are brothers of (*) Ivan-durak, (10[1])who exemplifies the folkloric archetype of this kind of person. A group of people of this type who worship Saint Grobian journey to Narragonia in a book by Sebastian Brant. One painting depicts a nun and a monk playing a lute inside a vessel with a tree (10[1])for a mast bearing the title people of this type. For 10 points, Hieronymous Bosch painted an allegorical ship run by what title kind (10[1])of people? ■END■

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