Tortoise lands on elephant's back so that elephant's back is broken — Mythoi

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Tortoise lands on elephant's back so that elephant's back is broken.

Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Accidental killing or death. · view the constellation · filed as N335.7

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Unexpected death at hands of an animal.

Filed beside it

Bird hunter killed by adder just as he is shooting bird Blood bath causes woman to be carried off by bird. A pregnant woman demands a bath of blood: husband substitutes a bath of red dye. A Garuda bird attracted by the dye carries her off Death by rebounding bow. Ants gnaw a bowstring, so that the bow rebounds and cuts off head of man who is leaning on it Accidental death from flying splinter of bone. Bone being gnawed by animal lets splinter fly and kills young animals Hound strikes unique vulnerable spot Series of accidental animal killings

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