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- Lizard loses lawsuit: must bob his head. Lizard and ant accused of theft of king's crow. Ant pours boiling water down lizard's throat. When case is tried, lizard cannot talk but only bobs head up and down. Adjudged guilty and condemned to bob his head eternally. (Cf. A2474.1.) A2255.2
- Lizard's tail imitated from snake's. A2272.2
- Lizard's language. B215.5.1
- Tabu: crushing lizard's eggs. C544.1
- While swimming with the lizard, toad exchanges own ugly daughter for lizard's pretty one. K476.5
- Leopard frightened away by report of lizard's presence. Lizard has bitten leopard before. K1715.5