Comparative mythology corpus

Retribution For Cruelty To A Helpful Animal

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Japanese Japanese Fairy Tales PREFACE / JAPANESE FAIRY TALES / MY LORD BAG OF RICE / THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW; lines 614-726 high The sparrows remember that the old woman cut off the Lady Sparrow’s tongue after she ate rice-paste by mistake; they love the old man, hate the old woman, and determine to punish her if they can. record