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J15B - Woman at the toad's house.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
While travelling, a woman finds herself in the house of a frog or toad. See motif J15.Berezkin category: Avenger heroes: The amerinday cycle
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
J15 has 2 other sub-motifsJ15. Having set out in search of their husband, relatives, etc., a woman, girl or children accidentally take the wrong road and encounter creatures that kill or harm them. J15a. Setting off on a journey (usually in search of a fiancé, husband, or relatives), a woman finds herself in the lair or settlement of large dangerous predators - pumas or jaguars. See motif J15. J15b. While travelling, a woman finds herself in the house of a frog or toad. See motif J15. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of J15's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| L5D | 99.97% | The rolling head suffers from thirst. See motif L5. |
| M29W | 99.90% | As a result of their stupidity or antisocial behavior, a jaguar (puma, ocelot) dies or suffers damage. See the motives in square brackets. The character is named if it is a puma or ocelot; otherwise, a jaguar. |
| F32 | 99.87% | Small children or a single infant, who temporarily transform into adult men and/or emerge from their mother's womb, or a snake living in a woman's womb, climb a tree and help her gather fruit, bark, tree mushrooms, etc.; or a father discovers his daughter's connection with a snake when he climbs a tree to gather fruit for her. |
| B24 | 99.83% | People who have entered into conflict or violated a prohibition are transformed into wild boars or peccaries. |
| B63 | 99.83% | Children lie to their mother, pretending to work in the fields. When the deception is revealed, they are left without a harvest and are transformed into atmospheric phenomena or celestial objects. |
| E19 | 99.83% | Narcotic plants arise from the body of a human being torn to pieces by others. |
| F75 | 99.83% | A hunter sees a tapir summoning a woman who lives in the water with a secret signal; she emerges from the lake or river, and the tapir mates with her. The hunter himself summons the woman and becomes her lover. |
| J9 | 99.83% | Even before they are born, children speak from their mother's womb, showing her the way. |
| K27YY3 | 99.83% | The hero must bring the fruits growing on a tree that is dangerous to approach. |
| L76 | 99.83% | When a female cannibal attacks a man, she devours or tears off his testicles. |
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This motif has been recorded in 5 traditions: Yana, Waiwai, Wayana, Aparai, Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”), Caraja