Ass has cross on shoulders from being struck by Balaam. (Cf. A2356.2.7.)

Motif

Ass has cross on shoulders from being struck by Balaam. (Cf. A2356.2.7.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2239.6

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Filed under Animal characteristics from miscellaneous punishments.

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Hare punished for perjury: eyes deep in head. (Cf. A2332.4.1.)Fly punished for failing to answer question: is speechless, buzzes and associates with foul things. (Cf. A2426.3.3, A2433.5.2.)Ass betrays deity's secret: hence his ugly bray Woodpecker punished for stinginess Animals punished for assaulting women Crocodile is punished for trying to attack man he is carrying: has only half tongue Animal punished for hardheadedness (frog toothless, mole sightless)Why mouse is crushed whenever she crosses a road: elephant's curse Why elephant hurts himself when running through the grass: mouse's curse

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Why ass has cross on back (shoulders). (Cf. A2221.1, A2239.6.)

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