The constellation
J2358 Young heir too frank in celebrating his father's death. He says to the mourners, "When your fathers die, I too will come and lament their departure." They brand him as a fool
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- Tortoise speaks and loses his hold on the stick. He is being carried through the air by a bird · J2357 entry
- Fool's talking causes himself and companions to be robbed. Thieves stumble over him as he lies on the ground. "What is this, a log?" The fool: "Does a log have five annas in its pocket?" When they have robbed him he says, "Ask the merchant in the tree if my money is good." They rob the merchant · J2356 entry
- Boy talks about his secret instructions and brings his father's theft to light. He is to avoid his companions lest they smell what he has been eating · J2355.2 entry
- Fool loses magic objects by talking about them · J2355.1 entry
- Talkative animals incense master. He gives them twice-threshed straw to eat as punishment · J2362 entry
- Numskull amuses with his discursive nonsense · J2363 entry
- Incognito mistress breaks off relations when she overhears the lover discussing the adventure · J2364 entry
- Fool discloses woman's adultery; lover kills him · J2365 entry