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Animal characteristics from miscellaneous punishments.

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

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Filed under Animal characteristics as punishment.

10 finer motifs beneath it
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 Ass has cross on shoulders from being struck by Balaam. (Cf. A2356.2.7.) 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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Animal characteristics: punishment for impiety. (Cf. A2221, A2311.8, A2422.2, A2302.2, A2355.1.2, A2542.1.) Animal characteristics: punishment for immoderate request. Dissatisfied animal finds that when his request is granted he is worse off than before Animal characteristics: punishment for laziness Animal characteristics: punishment for disobedience Animal characteristics caused by animal's lateness at distribution of qualities. (Cf. A2378.2.5.) Animal characteristics: punishment for planning man's downfall Animal characteristics punishment for meddling Animal characteristics: punishment for greed

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