The constellation
J242 Useful wins contest over beautiful
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- Contest between rose and amaranth: worth lies not in beauty · J242.1 entry
- Pine and thornbush dispute as to their usefulness. Beauty of form does not give worth; pine grows slowly but it will withstand storms · J242.2 entry
- Fox and panther contest in beauty. Fox's spirit worth more than panther's skin · J242.3 entry
- Peacock proved to be bad king. Chosen because of beauty; too weak to defend his flock · J242.4 entry
- Peacock and crane in beauty contest. Better be able to soar like crane than to strut about like peacock · J242.5 entry
- Contest in beauty between swallows and crows (ants and flies): worth lies not in beauty · J242.6 entry
- Choice of a learned crow: a dead cat better than a golden crown · J242.7 entry
- In dividing property clever younger brother takes hind part of buffalo, upper part of tree, and use of curtain during night · J242.8 entry