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A2255 Animal characteristics result of lawsuit
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- Wool on his forehead awarded sheep in lawsuit. He is given the privilege of keeping it when the rest of his body is shorn. (Cf. A2322.5.) · A2255.1 entry
- Lizard loses lawsuit: must bob his head. Lizard and ant accused of theft of king's crow. Ant pours boiling water down lizard's throat. When case is tried, lizard cannot talk but only bobs head up and down. Adjudged guilty and condemned to bob his head eternally. (Cf. A2474.1.) · A2255.2 entry
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- Cock and ptarmigan in contest: winner to live in town. (Cf. A2433.1.1, A2433.4.2, A2433.4.3.) · A2250.1 entry
- Lizard wins contest with toad: why snakes and lizards change their skins · A2250.2 entry
- Animal characteristics from contest in carrying · A2251 entry
- Animal characteristics determined by race · A2252 entry
- Animal characteristics from jumping contest · A2253 entry
- Bird characteristics from flying contests · A2254 entry
- Animal characteristics from contest in watching · A2256 entry
- Animal characteristics from duel · A2257 entry
- Animal characteristics: as a result of quarrel · A2258 entry
- [First Edition: A2259. Animal characteristics from miscellaneous contests.] · A2259[1st ed.] entry