Creation of fly: punishment for laziness. (Cf. A1730.)

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Creation of fly: punishment for laziness. (Cf. A1730.)

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of insects. · Creation of diptera. · view the constellation · filed as A2031.1

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general Dh II 111ff.

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Filed under Creation of fly.

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Flies on the ark. Noah tries to keep them out. Devil says that either the flies go in or he does. Noah chooses the lesser of two evils. Later the devil slips in nevertheless

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Creation of animals as punishment

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