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M76 - A person climbing a tree has his leg cut off
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
A woman cuts off a man's leg when he climbs a tree; a man cuts off a woman's leg when she climbs a tree. See K13A motif.Berezkin category: Adventures: Tricks and episodes
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| J50 | 98.67% | The father or mother of twin heroes dies or is killed. An attempt to revive the deceased fails. |
| K13C | 98.02% | The cannibal's daughter takes revenge on her husband for her mother's death and manages to cut off his leg. See motif K13A. |
| J29 | 97.59% | Murdered parents themselves inform their children about the circumstances of their death. |
| B28E | 96.49% | The Moon (alone or together with the Sun) transforms the original "incorrect" world into the one in which people now live. |
| D4A1 | 96.49% | A certain character possesses fire or steals it. His attention is attracted or distracted by singing, music, dancing, unusual gifts, indecent or strange behaviour, offers of sex, food and/or alcohol. |
| E23 | 96.31% | A handful of fleas or lice must be thrown at the character; only this will make him or her move, which is necessary for revival or for the existence of people. |
| E14A | 96.23% | People kill demons, examine their bodies, make ritual costumes and masks, reproducing the appearance of the slain. |
| M8 | 95.87% | Some characters (not humans) are struggling to break a strong barrier that prevents access to the desired location or to a high-value object. See also M8A - M8D motifs; they are included in the M8 motif in the correlation tables. |
| F28B | 95.32% | A woman uses a penis made of wax, wood, fruit or root. Usually her husband or male relative smears it with pepper, and the woman is maimed or killed. |
| F33 | 95.00% | A woman or group of women take a water animal or water monster as their lover. The husband(s), brother(s) or (adopted) children of the woman(s) kill or maim the lover and (in some cases) the woman(s). |
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This motif has been recorded in 5 traditions: Bella Coola (Nuxalk), Pemon: Arekuna (incl. Kamarakoto), Taulipang (Taurepan), Orinoco Kariña, Yaruri, Tamanak, Mehinaku, Waura, Yaulapiti, Caraja