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- 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
- Birds who aspire to blackbird's coat punished. (Cf. A2412.2.2.) A2232.6
- Raven attempts to imitate dove: punished with awkward gait. A2232.10
- Animals refuse to help dig well (make road) and are punished. A2233.1
- Animals eat deity's forbidden fruit: punished. (Cf. A2371.3.1.) A2234.2
- Animal punished for not warning of devil's temptation in Eden. A2236.3
- Animal punished for not heralding dawn. A2236.5
- Animal reveals mistress's adultery: punished by master. (Cf. A2411.2.1.5, A2422.1.1.) A2237.1
- Hare punished for perjury: eyes deep in head. (Cf. A2332.4.1.) A2239.1
- Fly punished for failing to answer question: is speechless, buzzes and associates with foul things. (Cf. A2426.3.3, A2433.5.2.) A2239.2
- Woodpecker punished for stinginess. A2239.4
- Animals punished for assaulting women. A2239.5
- Crocodile is punished for trying to attack man he is carrying: has only half tongue. A2239.7
- Animal punished for hardheadedness (frog toothless, mole sightless). A2239.8
- Flounder complains in race: crooked mouth. In race between fish he cries out in jealousy because herring is winning. He is punished with crooked mouth. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2252.4
- Plant punished for ungracious answer to holy person. A2721.3
- Plant punished for disobedience. A2722
- Plant punished for discontent. A2723
- Plant punished for tardiness. A2725
- Plant punished for tale-telling. A2726
Tale types
- ATU 1324A* Crucifix Punished
- ATU 165B* The Wolf Punished by Being Married
- ATU 1676 The Pretended Ghost (previously Joker Posing as Ghost Punished by Victim)
- ATU 325** Sorcerer Punished
- ATU 48* Flatterer Rewarded, Honest One Punished (previously The Bear who Went to the Monkey for the Gold Chain)
- ATU 757 The Emperor's Haughtiness Punished (previously The King's Haughtiness Punished)
- ATU 836 Pride is Punished
- ATU 837 The Beggar's Bread (previously How the Wicked Lord was Punished)
- ATU 883B The Punished Seducer