The constellation
L400 Pride brought low
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- Frog, tortoise, fish each tell of how long they expect to live. Frog alone does not expect to live to a hundred and ten years and alone escapes fisherman's net · L395 entry
- Slow flying swan lasts longer than speedy crow in flying · L394 entry
- Only love to offer. Bride asks suitors what they have to offer her. Poor youth who has nothing but love to offer gets her · L393 entry
- Mosquitoes sting King Pharaoh and show they are stronger than the man who cannot escape them · L392.1 entry
- Proud ruler (deity) humbled · L410 entry
- Proud king humbled: realizes that pomp, possessions, power are all of short duration · L410.1 entry
- King, defeated in battle, obliged to flee without money · L410.2 entry
- Boasting king insulted by crow dropping filth on him · L410.3 entry