Plant punished for discontent

Motif

Plant punished for discontent.

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Various origins of plant characteristics. · Plant characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2723

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ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 134 No. 91.

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Filed under Plant characteristics as punishment.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Discontented pine-tree: cause of pine needles. Pine tree given silk leaves, glass leaves, etc. Always discontented. Finally has needles again. (Cf. A2767.1.)God changes nature of plant to punish wastefulness of man: yield of plant is decreased

Filed beside it

Plant cursed for impious act Plant punished for disobedience Plant punished for tardiness Plant punished for tale-telling

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