The constellation
J1172 Judgment as rebuke to unjust plaintiff
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The same sky, in words
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- Clever judicial decisions · J1170 entry
beneath it
- Not the same purse as was lost. Finder of a purse containing 800 gulden returns it to owner for reward. Latter says that purse had 900 gulden in it. In court. Decision: The rich man speaks truth. The purse found is not the one he lost. The finder may keep it · J1172.1 entry
- Payment with the clink of the money. Man sued for payment for enjoyment of the flavor of meat when roasting · J1172.2 entry
- Ungrateful animal returned to captivity. A man rescues a serpent (bear) who in return seeks to kill his rescuer. Fox as judge advises the man to put the serpent back into captivity · J1172.3 entry
- Turtle released by man to carry him across stream. Threatens him midway. Fox to be judge. Feigns deafness and makes turtle come so near shore man jumps and saves self · J1172.4 entry