The constellation
K1061 Dupe digs till he dies of exhaustion. Rabbit entertains the wolf with his antics until the rabbit's wife can change to another hole. The wolf continues to dig
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- Borrowed feathers. Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped · K1041 entry
- Water bird takes dupe to sea: shakes him off into water · K1042 entry
- Dupe induced to eat sharp (stinging, bitter) fruit · K1043 entry
- Dupe induced to eat filth (dung) · K1044 entry
- Dupe persuaded to oversalt (overpepper) food · K1045 entry
- Dupe persuaded to scald self with hot water in order to learn languages · K1046 entry
- The bear bites the seemingly dead horse's tail. Is dragged off by the horse · K1047 entry
- Diving for sheep. Dupe persuaded that sheep have been lost in river · K1051 entry
- Dragon attacks own image in mirror · K1052 entry
- Robber persuaded to climb down moonbeam. A man hearing a robber enter tells his wife aloud that he always makes a prayer and then enters the house by climbing down a moonbeam. The thief tries it and falls · K1054 entry