The constellation
N391 Lover who is detained away beyond stipulated time returns to find fiancée married
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The same sky, in words
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- Other unlucky accidents · N380 entry
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- Drop of honey causes chain of accidents. Hunter drops honey in a grocery; weasel eats honey; cat chases weasel; dog chases cat; grocer kills dog: all the cause of a bloody feud between villages · N381 entry
- Fugitive slave takes wrong road and is caught · N382 entry
- Man falls dead from sudden realization · N383 entry
- Death from fright. (Cf. N383.3.) · N384 entry
- Unintentional injuries bring unfortunate consequences. (Sometimes the injuries are mere breeches of tabu.) · N385 entry
- Lover's wound breaks while he is in bed with mistress. He bleeds to death (or is discovered because of the blood) · N386 entry
- Feud starts over trifle · N387 entry
- Blind men accidentally hurt each other. (Trying to kill pig, or the like.) · N388 entry
- Robber attempting to steal cow at night seizes thieving tiger. Great fight in stable · N392 entry
- Delay in bringing pardon allows deserved execution. Messenger, ignorant of contents of message, stops to view culprit's execution · N394 entry