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Filed under Animal characteristics: punishment for immoderate request. Dissatisfied animal finds that when his request is granted he is worse off than before.

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Camel asks for horns: punishment, short ears. (Cf. A2325.4.)Bees pray for sting: punishment, first sting suicidal. (Cf. A2346.1.)Beetle makes immoderate request; ant moderate: inverse awards. Creator hears wishes of animals. Beetle wants strong, noble appearance. Ant is modest. Beetle punished by being made to creep on ground. Ant is given own castle. (Cf. A2441.3.1.)Animals ask for goddess's perfume: punishment, bad odor. (Cf. A2416.1.)Birds who aspire to blackbird's coat punished. (Cf. A2412.2.2.)Peacock given ugly feet so as to prevent too great arrogance. (Cf. A2375.2.2.)Dog's embassy to Zeus chased forth; dogs seek ambassador: why dogs sniff each other under leg. (Cf. A2471.1.)Ants ask God to give them wings: wind blows them awayRaven attempts to imitate dove: punished with awkward gaitDonkeys ask immediate reward from God: eat their own excrements
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Magpie refuses to get into ark, sits around outside, jabbering over drowned world, is unlucky. (Cf. A2232.4.)
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