Berezkin Analytical Catalogue · Motif
I120A — Entering the ear of an animal.
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Summary of motif
OverviewEntering the ear of an animal (usually a horse or a cow) and coming back out, the character becomes beautiful (well-fed, well-dressed).
Berezkin category: Supernatural objects, objects and creatures
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part of group 8, Queer and monstrous beings, creatures, objects and loci, folk beliefs related to particular phenomena and objects.
Top 10 motifs with similar dispersal patterns
Phylogeny| Motif | Similarity | Motif summary |
|---|---|---|
| M91C6 | 99.94% | A person sells a hat to others, convincing them that it pays the bill, you just have to lift it up (throw it on the floor, etc.). He actually paid the innkeeper in advance. |
| M199I | 99.92% | A man and a giant (devil, bear, etc.) compete to see who can make the loudest sound (whistle, shout, sneeze, etc.). The man blindfolds his opponent and hits him with a heavy object; blows a trumpet; wraps his head so that it does not burst; etc. The opponent admits defeat or refuses to compete. |
| M26A | 99.80% | The character catches birds by feeding them bait tied to a rope, which they swallow one by one, or by shooting several birds with one bullet, or by soldering birds drunk and tying up. Birds usually take off and carry away a catcher holding a rope. |
| M39A4E | 99.76% | Fool sells property to a tree (stump, pole, a cross in the countryside) and believes that it will pay him. Trying to get his money, he finds treasure |
| H7D | 99.76% | A man calls Death, and when it comes, asks it to help him lift a bundle of firewood or pull a cart with firewood. |
| K131B | 99.76% | Having received and then lost a magical object, the hero returns it with the help of a new one (a club, a box with an army, etc.), received in exchange for the first or obtained by the hero's brother. The episode may be repeated several times. |
| H52 | 99.74% | A man finds a land where there is no death. Having decided to visit his native places, he never returns to it. |
| K80A2 | 99.74% | A part of the victim's body or a plant that grew at the site of the murder tells people about the crime that was committed, usually after it has been made into a musical instrument. |
| M39A8A | 99.70% | A fool or buffoon climbs a tree taking a heavy objects with him and then drops it frightening those who are under the tree |
| M114B3 | 99.62% | When a girl is asked to weave clothes, given a negligible amount of yarn, she asks in return to make her weaving tools from sticks, twigs, straw, etc. |
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Map of motif dispersal
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Traditions
11 recordedThis motif has been recorded in 11 traditions: Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians, Moldovans, Latvians, Vepsians, Byelarusians, Belarusians, Azeris (Azerbaijanis), Mari (Cheremis), Mordvins, Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks), Nanai, Lutsi (Ludza), Russian Federation
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