The constellation
A2239 Animal characteristics from miscellaneous punishments
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- Hare punished for perjury: eyes deep in head. (Cf. A2332.4.1.) · A2239.1 entry
- Fly punished for failing to answer question: is speechless, buzzes and associates with foul things. (Cf. A2426.3.3, A2433.5.2.) · A2239.2 entry
- Ass betrays deity's secret: hence his ugly bray · A2239.3 entry
- Woodpecker punished for stinginess · A2239.4 entry
- Animals punished for assaulting women · A2239.5 entry
- Ass has cross on shoulders from being struck by Balaam. (Cf. A2356.2.7.) · A2239.6 entry
- Crocodile is punished for trying to attack man he is carrying: has only half tongue · A2239.7 entry
- Animal punished for hardheadedness (frog toothless, mole sightless) · A2239.8 entry
- Why mouse is crushed whenever she crosses a road: elephant's curse · A2239.9 entry
- Why elephant hurts himself when running through the grass: mouse's curse · A2239.10 entry