Compare the Panchatantra story quoted by Ralston, introduction to Tibetan Tales, Liii, of the weaver who asks for two pairs of arms and two heads in order to work faster, but is pelted by his terrified neighbors for his pains.

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55. Why Mice are no Bigger. [[Story]]

Compare Parsons, Sea Islands, 19–22.

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56. Rat’s Wedding. [[Story]]

This story is told in Milne-Home, 63–64.[3]

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57. Cockroach Stories. [[Story]]

For version (a) compare number [6].