K60B — Invitation to the Coffin, ATU 330B, G514.1.

The character is invited to find out whether the box or pit is the right size for him, whether he can crawl through the opening, climb into the bag, etc., after which he is locked in a coffin, box, barrel, buried, etc. Cf. motif M56D.

Berezkin category: Adventures: Acts of heroes

This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part of group 10, Adventures.

K60a.  Unaware of the danger, the character allows himself to be tightly bound.
K60b.  The character is invited to find out whether the box or pit is the right size for him, whether he can crawl through the opening, climb into the bag, etc., after which he is locked in a coffin, box, barrel, buried, etc. Cf. motif M56D.
K60c.  The stubborn wife of a worthy man goes on a date with a demon or a servant. He beats her, but she patiently endures her lover's beatings.

This motif has been recorded in 86 traditions: Saudi Arabia, Arabs of Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan); Bedouins of Sinai, Arabs of Iraq, Iraqi, Arabs of Egypt, Malagasy, Zande (Azande, incl Nzakara), Kikuyu, Chuka, Embu, Emberre, Mwimbe, Congo (Koongo, Bacongo; incl Vili, Fioti, (Ma)Yombe, MuKunyi), Ndombo, Luango (Loango), Zombo (Sambo), Laadi (Laari), (Ba)Fioti, Woyo (Kiwoyo), Ronga, Boa, Komo, (Ba)Nyanga, Mbole, Mbundu (Umbundu, Kimbundu, Chimbundu, Ovimbundu), Kwanyama, Owambo (=Ambo), Luchasi (Ngangela), Chokwe (Konwe); Mbukushu, Aka, Baka (Badjue) and other Western (Bantu speaking) Pygmies, Dan (=Gio), Guro (=Kweni, incl Gagu, Neio), Toura, Mano, Ngere, Beng, Guro , Akan, Ashanti, Akwapim; Ga (Accra), Kra, Twi (Chwi, Chi), Bia: Anyi, Agni, Baule, Nsema, Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Baree (=Eastern Toraja), Minangkabau; Kerinci, Northern Luzon: Apayao, Bontoc, Nabaloi (Ibaloi), Ifugao, Igorot (highland people, not specified), Ilocan, Ilongot, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanay, Tingian (Tinggian, Bilongan Itneg); Ibanag, Kasiguran Agta, Keley-i Kallahan, Shan, Ahom, Khampti, Santali, Turi, Mahli, Eastern Arunachal Pradesh: Abor (incl Minyong, Shimong, Padam, Pasi, Panggi), Apa Tani (Apatani), Bori, Bugun, Dafla (=Nyishi, Nisi, Nishing, incl Tagin), Gallong (=Galo, Adi), Mishmi, Northern Naga: Konyak, Lungshang, Wancho, Nokte, Moclum, Lunshan, Chang, Maring, Naga of Myanmar, Kachin (Singpho), Chak, Tamil, Muthuvan, Marvar, Tamils, Bengali, Sinhalese; Vedda, Wales, England, British, Bretons, Maltese, Sicily, Sicilians, Sardinia, Corsica, Sardinians, Corsicans, France, Slovakians, Slovaks, Greeks (modern), Balkarians, Bulgarians, Balkarians, Serbs, Monte Negro, Balkarians, Croatians, Croats; Italians of Dalmatia (if the motif is absent among other Italians), Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians, Moldovans, Albanians, Balkarians, Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, Finns, Karelians, Vepsians, Norwegians, Western Ukrainians, Byelarusians, Belarusians, Uzbek, Yazgulami, Tajik, Persians, Karachays, Balkar, Ossetians, Ingush, Avar, Andi, Akhvakh, Kumyk, Terekemen, Tats, Georgians, Kurds, Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars, Mari (Cheremis), Chuvash, Udmurt, Daur (Daghur), Tofa (Karagas), Khakas, Shor, Tungus (Evenki): Baikal region, Evenks, Udeghe, Koyukon, Gwich'in (Kuchin, Loucheux), Paez, Guambia, Pijao; Ilama culture, Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi, Wayapi, Emerillon, Aimara, Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal), Arabs (literary tradition; incl. One Thousand and One Nights), Eastern Ukrainians, Northern Ukrainians, Italians: Central (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio), Bhutan, Lutsi (Ludza), Congo, Egypt, Russian Federation