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A2231 Animal characteristics: punishment for impiety. (Cf. A2221, A2311.8, A2422.2, A2302.2, A2355.1.2, A2542.1.)
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- Animal characteristics: punishment for discourteous answer to God (saint). (Cf. A2411.2.6.) · A2231.1 entry
- Animal characteristics: punishment for hostility at crucifixion. (Cf. A2221.2.) · A2231.2 entry
- Animal characteristics: punishment for working on holy day · A2231.3 entry
- Frog fails to honor infant Jesus: loses tail. (Cf. A2221.1, A2378.2.3 · A2231.4 entry
- Spider vies with Virgin Mary in spinning: cursed · A2231.5 entry
- Spider steals thread from Christ: has thread in back of body. (Cf. A2356.2.8.) · A2231.6 entry
- Animal harmful to holy person cursed · A2231.7 entry
- Toad refuses to weep over its dead children: dries up when dead. Cursed by Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2234.4, A2468.2.) · A2231.8 entry
- Fish in deluge deride God: are flattened with blow. They mock God for his powerlessness over them. (Cf. A2213, A2305.1, A2354.1.) · A2231.9 entry
- Crab beats deity's forbidden drum: eyes lift out of body. (Cf. A2332.4.2.) · A2231.10 entry
- Beetle demands return of gold from God: must hum. In his overweening pride he hits fence and ever afterward has hummed. (Cf. A2426.3.1.) · A2231.11 entry
- Buffaloes fail to come at god's leavetaking: now are killed by tigers · A2231.12 entry
- Loris refuse to look at sun who comes out when they are dancing: hence never looks at sun · A2231.13 entry
cross-ref
- Animal characteristics reward for pious act. (Cf. A2231.) · A2221 entry
- Jesus causes animal characteristics. (Cf. A2221, A2231.) · A2287 entry
- Hazel-cock's body made smaller. (Cf. A2231, A2213.1.) · A2302.2 entry
- Why frog has rough skin · A2311.8 entry
- Why ant has small waist. (Cf. A2214.2.) · A2355.1.2 entry
- Why sheep do not speak. Curse of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2231) · A2422.2 entry
- Why magpie is cursed. (Cf. A2231.) · A2542.1 entry