The constellation
Q557 Miraculous punishment through animals. (Cf. Q415, Q552.4, Q554.5, Q582.6, Q589.1, Q589.1.0.1, Q597.)
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- Miraculous punishments · Q550 entry
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- Poisonous toad sits on food of undutiful children. (Cf. Q281.1.) · Q557.1 entry
- Serpent chokes woman's undutiful son. (Cf. Q281.1.) · Q557.2 entry
- Eagle (ape) carries off ill-gotten gain. Makes away with the receipts of a merchant who had watered his wine. (Cf. Q274.) · Q557.3 entry
- Mouse causes hair of thief to fall out. (Cf. Q551.6.4.) · Q557.4 entry
- Saint's pet crane pecks out eye of spying person. (Cf. Q342, Q580.) · Q557.5 entry
- Snake strikes person for opposing saint. (Cf. Q227.) · Q557.6 entry
- Tiger seizes bride and bridegroom at threshold of house because groom has failed to worship deity before ceremony. (Cf. Q223.) · Q557.7 entry
- People given charm to dispel flies grumble: flies return a thousandfold. (Cf. Q312.) · Q557.8 entry
cross-ref
- Punishment: being eaten by animals. (Cf. Q453, Q557.) · Q415 entry
- Ear of stolen animal protrudes from thief's mouth. (Cf. Q212.) · Q552.4 entry
- Mysterious animal punishes penitent. Returning from the pope he is met by a mysterious animal who jumps on his back. Then in the man's room, whither he has carried the animal, a three hours' noise is heard as of a fight. Neither man nor beast is found in the room. (Cf. Q557.) · Q554.5 entry
- Woman killed by horse got through immoderate request. (Cf. Q338, Q557.) · Q582.6 entry
- Horses fail when owner refuses load to saint. (Cf. Q286.1, Q557.) · Q589.1 entry
- Man cannot drive cow by himself which he refused to share. (Cf. Q272.) · Q589.1.0.1 entry
- Animals avenge injury. (Cf. Q557.) · Q597 entry