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L40C - He who buys the bridle leads away the camel.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
Relying on the ambiguity of the statement, the buyer of a cheap item claims rights to a much more valuable one.Berezkin category: Adventures: Monsters and evil spirits
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 11, Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior
L40 has 3 other sub-motifsL40. The character discovers (rarely: cannot discover) another person on a tree or rock, noticing their reflection or shadow. See motif L39. L40a. An unattractive woman sees the reflection of a young man sitting in a tree in the water and thinks that she has become beautiful. L40b. To make the character come closer, absurd actions are performed in front of him. The character does not understand the deception and comes closer to explain how to act correctly. L40c. Relying on the ambiguity of the statement, the buyer of a cheap item claims rights to a much more valuable one. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of L40's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| K88C | 90.58% | 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 | 90.58% | From a conversation between spirits or animals, a man learns that the meat (brain, blood) of a neighbouring shepherd's dog has miraculous properties. |
| I13E | 89.44% | The snake agrees to let the man go on condition that he does not tell anyone about their meeting. Under threat of death, the man breaks his promise. The snake teaches him to drink a broth made from its flesh and takes revenge not on the man, but on those who forced him to break his word. |
| K166 | 87.04% | A group of girls forms a community or troop and acts independently of men. Cf. motif F39. |
| L114A | 84.35% | One (usually the youngest) of a group of young men or women (children) ends up with them in the house of a cannibal or cannibaless. The cannibal intends to kill the newcomers when they fall asleep. The youngest consistently answers the cannibal's questions about why he is not sleeping, forcing him to carry out new tasks instead of attacking the sleepers. The brothers (sisters) run away and escape. |
| M155 | 83.34% | The father or mother (pretends to) fall asleep naked. One of the children covers him or her, which is a sign of respect. |
| B2F | 82.69% | The character cannot bury the deceased, not knowing how to do it or not finding a place for burial. |
| M177 | 81.99% | A weak predator eats part of its victim's body and explains to the strong one that this part did not exist at all (otherwise he would not have come to a place where he knew he would be eaten). |
| K143 | 81.65% | The protagonist of the narrative is a bird catcher or bird hunter, or the son of a bird catcher (hunter). |
| B69B | 81.65% | Wanting to reward or punish the frog, the character runs his hand or paw along its back, and since then, stripes have been visible on the frog's back. |
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This motif has been recorded in 3 traditions: Soqotri, Georgians, Armenians