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A43A - The moon in one moccasin.
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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 moon or character currently visible on the moon hastily ascends to the sky. He is missing one trouser leg or shoe on one foot. Cf. motifs A43 and K13A.Berezkin category: The Sun and Moon
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 1, Sun and Moon
A43 has 1 other sub-motifsA43. The character runs away in a hurry and undergoes a metamorphosis, turning into a bird or rising into the sky. He is missing one trouser leg, or a shoe on one foot, or one mitten. A43a. The moon or character currently visible on the moon hastily ascends to the sky. He is missing one trouser leg or shoe on one foot. Cf. motifs A43 and K13A. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of A43's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| E9I3 | 88.72% | Before meeting the hero, his beloved (wife, helper) has the image of a goose. |
| B44F | 88.30% | In the dispute over whether the world should be bright, the fox is on the side of light (almost always against the bear). |
| I35 | 88.23% | Thunder is produced by a (tanned) animal skin or (rarely) a person being dragged, or clothing being dragged behind or shaken out. |
| A43 | 86.01% | The character runs away in a hurry and undergoes a metamorphosis, turning into a bird or rising into the sky. He is missing one trouser leg, or a shoe on one foot, or one mitten. |
| E15A | 84.69% | The bow of the boat is modelled on a bird's breastbone. |
| H1F | 84.12% | People learn how to treat the dead by observing the behaviour of crows. |
| I6 | 83.27% | A person encounters a huge bird carrying clouds, rain, snow, thunderstorms, etc. |
| K59 | 81.17% | One person places another in a box and closes the lid, or ties the other to a board, a boat, etc., and throws them into the water. The coffin (box, board) is nailed to a distant land, where the captive is freed. Usually, he returns and takes revenge on his enemy. |
| K54 | 80.34% | When encountering a giant or a snake, a person is afraid of it, but it becomes his friend and asks for help when he is fighting another giant or snake. The person fulfils the request. |
| K27YY1 | 79.96% | The hero brings the feather (feathers) of a dangerous bird. |
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Map of Motif Dispersal
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This motif has been recorded in 8 traditions: Central Yupik, Chipewyan, Han, Tutchone, Ingalik (Der Hit’an), Koyukon, Gwich'in (Kuchin, Loucheux), Southern Altai: Teleut