The constellation
L315 Small animal overcomes large
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- Bird flies into large animal's ear and kills him · L315.1 entry
- Mouse torments bull who cannot catch him · L315.2 entry
- Fox burns tree in which eagle has nest. Revenges theft of cub · L315.3 entry
- Mother ape burns bear. Revenges theft of her young · L315.4 entry
- Lark causes elephant to fall over precipice · L315.5 entry
- Insects worry large animal to despair or death · L315.6 entry
- Dungbeetle keeps destroying eagle's eggs. Eagle at last goes to the sky and lays eggs in Zeus's lap. The dungbeetle causes Zeus to shake his apron and break the eggs · L315.7 entry
- Fish pricks monster with fins and defeats him · L315.8 entry
- Falcon attacks eagle repeatedly and defeats him · L315.9 entry
- Mice overcome camel · L315.10 entry
- Lizard defeats leopard · L315.11 entry
- Rabbit slays rhinoceros · L315.12 entry
- Hedgehog defeats tiger by jumping into tiger's mouth and tormenting him · L315.13 entry
- Ants overcome serpent · L315.14 entry
- Small animals dupe larger into trap · L315.15 entry