Berezkin Analytical Catalogue · Motif
M198B3 — The collapsed mosque.
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Summary of motif
OverviewA supposed fortune teller accidentally finds the missing items, is rewarded and brought close to the ruler. One day, for some reason, he rudely pushes him (or people in general) out of the room. Immediately afterwards, the roof of the building collapses. Since then, no one has doubted the fortune teller's abilities.
Berezkin category: Adventures: Tricks and episodes
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part of group 11, Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior.
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| I82E | 98.38% | It is said that Venus or another star sold her mother or father in order to adorn herself luxuriously and dress up. |
| K14B | 98.38% | A man is advised not to do anything until he is expressly asked to do so. He unwisely offers to let someone use his knife and is subsequently accused of a crime. |
| M168B | 98.38% | A bird or a person who becomes a bird is given the task of bringing a stick that is neither straight nor crooked. This bird is still searching for it. |
| N25 | 98.38% | said that characters spend a long time (days, weeks, months, years) on the road, but end up walking a journey as long as a grain, needle, or other small object. |
| K88C | 98.06% | The character learns that the blood (brain, etc.) of the dog guarding the neighbouring herd will cure the princess (prince). He uses this medicine and is rewarded. |
| L37B4 | 98.06% | From a conversation between spirits or animals, a man learns that the meat (brain, blood) of a neighbouring shepherd's dog has miraculous properties. |
| F70F | 98.04% | Finding themselves in a deserted place, people accidentally change their gender. |
| M39A5 | 96.21% | fool led the goats to the fruit tree and killed them because they ate the fruit he had thrown. |
| I95A | 95.05% | Orion (probably always Orion's Belt) is Libra. |
| K35A2 | 94.87% | A man kills an animal with glowing fur. Upon learning of this, an authoritative figure gives him difficult tasks. |
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Map of motif dispersal
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Traditions
8 recordedThis motif has been recorded in 8 traditions: Arabs of Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan); Bedouins of Sinai, Tajik, Persians, Ingush, Tabasaran, Aghul, Kurds, Kirghiz, Dogrib, Slavey
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