The constellation
N178 Loss of eye saves man from execution. Man to be buried with king. Gets off because he lacks an eye
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- The capriciousness of luck · N170 entry
beneath it
- Broken leg saves man from fatal fight. King has ordered that he be killed in a fight. He breaks his leg and cannot take part. Meantime the king learns of his innocence · N178.1 entry
- Man chosen for execution because he is fat · N178.2 entry
- King's counselor expelled from a court thereby escapes accompanying the king, who is killed by robbers · N178.3 entry
- Only crippled cow not driven away by robbers · N178.4 entry