L57A — The hero's companion returns his organ.

The enemy takes possession of part of the character's body (remains). Another (usually resorting to trickery) returns what is missing, and the character comes back to life or recovers.

Berezkin category: Adventures: Monsters and evil spirits

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

L57.  The character loses an internal organ or part of the body, which is taken away by others; he approaches unnoticed and takes back what was lost.
L57a.  The enemy takes possession of part of the character's body (remains). Another (usually resorting to trickery) returns what is missing, and the character comes back to life or recovers.
L57b.  A person tears off or cuts off a part of the body of a predatory animal or demonic creature and uses it. The creature comes for the lost part, usually killing or maiming the person.

This motif has been recorded in 82 traditions: Mehri; Harsusi, Jibbali (Shahri, Shauri), Arabs of Iraq, Iraqi, Arabs of Egypt, Arabs of Sudan, Sudanese, Shilluk, Anuak, Akan, Ashanti, Akwapim; Ga (Accra), Kra, Twi (Chwi, Chi), Bali, Lombok, Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples, Tamil, Muthuvan, Marvar, Tamils, Punjabi, Seraiki (Multani), Spain, Spaniards, Portuguese, Portugal, Catalan, France, Poles, Czech, Czechs, Slovakians, Slovaks, Hungarians, 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, Hittite, Hurrit, Lithuanians, Latvians, Norwegians, Western Ukrainians, Byelarusians, Belarusians, Uzbek, Tajik, Persians, Abkhaz, Abkhazians, Karachays, Balkar, Svans, Georgians, Armenians, Kalmyk, Anatolia Turks, Azeris (Azerbaijanis), Kurds, Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks), Nenets, Kets, Udeghe, Chugach, Chipewyan, Gwich'in (Kuchin, Loucheux), Haida, Western Ojibwa (Chippewa), Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario), Northern Ojibwa (=Severn Ojibwa, Sandy Lake Cree), Eastern Cree, Menominee, Winnebago, Teton (incl Oglala), Omaha, Ponca, Plains Cree, Plains Ojibwa, Comox, Pentlatch, Tillamook, Takelma, Oregon Athabaskans: Lower Umpqua, Tututni (incl Joshua), Upper Coquille, Galice, Tolowa, Coos, Kawaiisu, Tubatulabal, Owens Valley Paiute, Northern Paiute (=Paviotso), Northern Shoshone, Western Shoshone, Gosiute, Eastern Shoshone, Upland Yuma: Walapai, Havasupai, Yavapai, Southern Paiute, Serrano, Zuni, Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa, Pima, Eastern Ukrainians, Northern Ukrainians, Italians: Central (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio), Greece, Russian Federation