The constellation
J552 Intemperate pugnacity
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- Noblemen who quarreled over a device. Wiser of the two shows foolishness of such a fight · J552.1 entry
- Noblemen being ruined by long lawsuit decide wisely to join their families in marriage and save their fortunes · J552.2 entry
- Serpent (weasel) tries to bite a file · J552.3 entry
- Helmet left for woman to quarrel with. Woman insists upon quarreling with a nobleman. He says, "If you wish to quarrel, I shall leave my helmet here. You can talk to it." · J552.4 entry
- Brothers compose quarrel and save umpire's fee · J552.5 entry
- Boast at home. In Castile a Spaniard maintains to a Portuguese that the Spanish king is best of all. In Portugal, that the Portuguese king is best. "Each cock crows in his own barnyard." · J552.6 entry