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A2284 Origin of animal characteristics: animal persuaded into self-injury
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- Animal persuaded to amputate limb: therefore lacks it. (Cf. A2371.2.10, A2377.1.) · A2284.1 entry
- Bustard persuaded to kill all but two children: has but two eggs. (Cf. A2486.2.) · A2284.2 entry
- Worm, thinking that world is coming to end, blinds self so as not to see calamity. (Cf. A2332.6.4.) · A2284.3 entry
- Elephant tricked into eating own testicles. Has them inside. (Cf. A2365.1.1.) · A2284.4 entry
- Coyote persuaded to break leg: therefore has thin right leg. (Cf. A2371.2.6.) · A2284.5 entry
- Jackal persuades hyena to jump and break foot. Latter has short left hind foot. (Cf. A2375.2.5.) · A2284.6 entry