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Motifs
- Animal characteristics: punishment for immoderate request. Dissatisfied animal finds that when his request is granted he is worse off than before. A2232
- 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.) A2232.3
- Moderate request rewarded; immoderate punished. Q3
- Immoderate request punished. (Cf. Q501.8, Q559.6, Q572.4, Q582.6, Q585.2.) Q338
- Ceaseless humming (singing) as punishment for immoderate request. (Cf. Q338.) Q501.8
- Poets lose ability to compose verse as punishment for immoderate request. (Cf. Q338.) Q559.6
- Magic sickness as punishment for immoderate request remitted. (Cf. Q338.) Q572.4
- Woman killed by horse got through immoderate request. (Cf. Q338, Q557.) Q582.6
- Destruction (disappearance) of property got through immoderate request. (Cf. Q338.) Q585.2