Berezkin Analytical Catalogue · Motif
M93A — The guard was punished
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Summary of motif
OverviewThe character punishes a part of his body (burns his ass, breaks his eyes) for not sounding the alarm. See Motive M93; cf. Motive M142.
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.
M93 has 1 other sub-motifs
RelatedM93. When falling asleep or going to do something else, the character tells a certain part of his body to wake him up in case of danger. The organ did not give a signal or the character himself did not listen to it, as a result, the misfortune happened.
M93a. The character punishes a part of his body (burns his ass, breaks his eyes) for not sounding the alarm. See Motive M93; cf. Motive M142.
Top 10 motifs with similar dispersal patterns
Phylogeny| Motif | Similarity | Motif summary |
|---|---|---|
| A38A | 98.56% | The sun is caught in a loop made of a woman's pubic hair. |
| J41B | 98.21% | The son returns, finds his mother, who was humiliated and tortured in his absence, and burns his tormentor and his men, summoning fire and heat with magic. |
| H53 | 98.19% | The wolf participates in the creation of the earth or is the brother of the creator and/or conqueror of the demons of the underworld. He dies and/or is considered the first to die and/or becomes the lord of the land of the dead. |
| L9B | 98.01% | The sharp elbows or (rarely) knees of the character resemble knives or awls. |
| M29J | 98.00% | See the motives in square brackets. |
| K1J | 97.81% | The abandoned one turns into a bird and returns home faster than the one who abandoned him. |
| M53B | 97.55% | Trickster claims he's carrying songs in his bag. See M53 motif. |
| D4C | 97.47% | Characters obtain the warm season from its original owners. |
| M93 | 96.66% | When falling asleep or going to do something else, the character tells a certain part of his body to wake him up in case of danger. The organ did not give a signal or the character himself did not listen to it, as a result, the misfortune happened. |
| C6B | 96.62% | The desired object is brought up from the bottom by a muskrat (rarely a beaver or otter). |
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Map of motif dispersal
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Traditions
17 recordedThis motif has been recorded in 17 traditions: Svans, Western Ojibwa (Chippewa), Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario), Algonquin, unspecified Algonkians of the Midwest (probably Old Algonquin), Northern Ojibwa (=Severn Ojibwa, Sandy Lake Cree), Eastern Cree, Naskapi, Montagnais, Menominee, Sauk (Sak, Mesquakie), Fox, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, Winnebago, Blackfoot, Gros Ventre, Plains Cree, Plains Ojibwa, Assiniboine
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