The constellation
Q475 Tar and feathers as punishment. (Cf. K31.1, K216.2.)
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filed under
- Humiliating punishments · Q470 entry
beneath it
- Tar and feathers as punishment for vanity · Q475.1 entry
- Shower of pitch as punishment · Q475.2 entry
cross-ref
- Bringing the devil an unknown animal. The man sends his naked wife on all fours in tar and feathers. The devil has never seen such an animal · K216.2 entry
- Contest: shooting an unheard-of bird. The man sends his wife on all fours in tar and feathers. The ogre has never heard of such a bird · K31.1 entry