The constellation
A2261 Animal characteristics from transformation of animal
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- Shepherd transformed to bird still calls sheep: explanation of bird cries. Usually told of hoopoe and bittern. (Cf. A1952, A1965.2, A2275.3, A2425, A2426.2.3, A2426.2.4.) · A2261.1 entry
- Spider transformed for greediness: now occupies dark corners. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) · A2261.2 entry
- Catfish transformed from woman still carries women's tatoo marks · A2261.3 entry
- Woodpecker transformed from stingy woman: therefore stingy · A2261.4 entry
- Weeping man turned into owl; still bewails sorrows · A2261.5 entry
- Snipe messenger for warriors because he was a messenger when a man · A2261.6 entry