The constellation
U31 Wolf unjustly accuses lamb and eats him. When all the lamb's defenses are good the wolf asserts the right of the strong over the weak. (Usually accused of stirring up water from lower in stream.) (Cf. U141.)
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- Rights of the strong · U30 entry
beneath it
- Cat unjustly accuses cock and eats him. Although all the cock's defenses are good the cat tells him that she can no longer go hungry and eats him · U31.1 entry
- Crow exercises rights of strong over dove who cannot defend self. Dove at crow's request sings to save her brood which crow kills after song · U31.2 entry
cross-ref
carried in tale type