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K93B5 - Disguised as a puppy.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
The character infiltrates the enemy camp disguised as a kitten or puppy. Usually, one of the enemies suspects deception, but the others believe that the cute animal is harmless.Berezkin category: Adventures: Acts of heroes
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
K93 has 7 other sub-motifsK93. After a series of adventures and victories, the hero finds himself in trouble. His twin or brother follows in his footsteps, meets the same characters, but when he encounters the final enemy, he defeats him and revives (frees) the hero. K93a. When lying down with a woman, a man places a sharp or pointed object between her and himself as a sign that he will abstain from sex during the night (sometimes the woman places the sword herself). K93b1. After eating fish, a childless woman gives birth to a boy or twins. K93b2. A childless woman conceives a child after eating a fruit (usually an apple; in northern traditions also cabbage, eggs, peas, etc., in India – mangoes). K93b3. To have a child, a woman eats fish, an apple or something else. Part of it (often the peel, broth, skin, etc.) is eaten by a mare, dog or other animals. The woman gives birth to a son (twins), the mare to a foal (foals), the dog to a puppy (puppies). K93b4. When a woman gives birth to a son, at the same time a mare (dog, and/or other domestic animals) give birth to a boy. These boys grow up together and then set off on a journey. K93b5. The character infiltrates the enemy camp disguised as a kitten or puppy. Usually, one of the enemies suspects deception, but the others believe that the cute animal is harmless. k93b6. The fish eaten by the woman gives birth to sons, and what is buried in the garden are objects or items that are further associated with these young men. These are either weapons (swords, sabres, rapiers) or objects whose appearance allows one to judge what is happening to the young men. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of K93's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| B91A | 97.66% | A blind character asks another to lend him his eyes or to swap eyes, keeping his own eyes. |
| D7A | 95.11% | The spider possesses the first fire or steals it from its original owner (texts in which the spider acts together with other animals and does not play the main role are not included). |
| A42 | 93.91% | The character comes to the Sun, tries to fulfil its role, but deliberately or through incompetence breaks the rules, usually causing disasters on earth. |
| H36J | 92.37% | The lark is to blame for the fact that man is mortal. |
| L51 | 92.06% | A cannibal, spirit, or predatory beast regularly throws its victims down, where they are devoured by aquatic or chthonic creatures. |
| B75B | 91.81% | The creaking or crackling of trees is the voice of a transformed character. |
| K35 | 91.08% | The deceiver pretends to be a hero in order to take his place (to possess his woman). (This motif includes all texts with motif K35a3). |
| M34 | 88.96% | An object is thrown at the character, which turns into a tail, and the character himself into a corresponding animal. |
| M81 | 87.58% | Wandering, the hero finds himself in a place where blind or blind (two or more) live. |
| I100A | 86.81% | The Pleiades – a woman or man with children, members of the same family. |
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This motif has been recorded in 14 traditions: Slovakians, Slovaks, Hungarians, Western Ukrainians, Blackfoot, Kiowa, Kiowa Apache, Gros Ventre, Kutenai, Jicarilla, Western Apache (White Mountain, San Carlos), Lipan, Eastern Ukrainians, Northern Ukrainians, Russian Federation