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H34H - Firewood came home.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
Firewood and brushwood came by themselves, flying into the house; there was no need to specially harvest and deliver them.Berezkin category: Paradise Lost
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 4, Origin of death, diseases and hard life
H34 has 9 other sub-motifsH34. Work did not require effort. Some people do not believe that this is possible, or do not consider it to be right, or do not fulfil the necessary conditions, which is why people have to work. See motifs H34A – H34H; H34 contains only texts that are not classified in more detail. H34a. The character believes that people should live easily (without labour and suffering) and makes appropriate suggestions. The interlocutor rejects them. This dialogue forever determines the conditions of people's lives. Those traditions in which the dialogue is conducted by two anthropomorphic brothers or companions are highlighted in bold in the list. H34b. Somewhere there is or was a river that flowed or, according to the plan, was supposed to flow in two directions at once. H34c. Rice flew (came) from the field to the house. H34d. A zoomorphic character climbs or attempts to climb up to the sky or the moon to bite off a piece of them. H34d1. The sky or celestial objects were edible, but then this source of food became inaccessible or is now only used by inhabitants of a country beyond the human world. H34e. The snow was edible. H34f. Baskets or clay vessels carried heavy loads themselves. H34g. One grain was enough to prepare a meal. H34h. Firewood and brushwood came by themselves, flying into the house; there was no need to specially harvest and deliver them. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of H34's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| I20 | 88.24% | The inhabitants of the underworld or the land on the horizon where the sky meets the earth are dwarves. See motif I14A. |
| B73B | 86.71% | Two teenagers or young people are looking for each other, calling out to each other (or one of them is calling the other): a girl is looking for her missing (deceased) brother or brother's wife; a brother is looking for his sister or brother; young parents are looking for their child; one or both of those calling out turn into birds with a characteristic call. |
| M29K1 | 85.04% | A turtle (toad, frog) gets into unpleasant situations due to its own stupidity or carelessness. See the motives in square brackets. The character is named if it is a toad or frog; otherwise, a turtle. |
| I3 | 85.01% | Lightning (and thunder) is produced by an object (sword, arrow, whip, mirror, etc.) in the hands of a character; lightning is an object. |
| M57B | 84.87% | Beads or metals are the bodily secretions of a deity. |
| I77 | 84.85% | A powerful character associated with thunderstorms and rain, lame. |
| J26 | 84.48% | The character or that from which he arises is found in a river, lake, sea, or on the riverbank. The future hero emerges from the body of water into which he was thrown. |
| I20C2 | 83.07% | The inhabitants of the land on the horizon (where the sky meets the earth) are dwarves. |
| E2 | 82.50% | When creating humans, the creator does not immediately achieve perfection. The first versions of the creation are rejected, then the appropriate form and material are found. See motif E1A. |
| B85B | 81.84% | The wind was or is in a small container, released from it or flying out of it from time to time. |
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This motif has been recorded in 14 traditions: Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria, Kabylia and other Berber of Northern and Central Algeria: Beni Snous, Beni Menacer (incl Zuav), Shaui, etc.), Northern Taiwan: Atayal (Tayal; Taruko (Toda, Taokas, Torok, Taroko), Pazeh, Sedeq (Sediq, Seedeq, Sazek), Saisiyat (Saixia), Thai of Vietnam, Tai Lue, Khao (Kho, Tai Don, White Tai), Tai Dam (Black Tai), Nung; Zhuang, Buyi; Shui, Basques, Macedonians, Balkarians, Serbs, Monte Negro, Balkarians, Shor, Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit, Altaians, Northern Altai: Chelkan, Kumanda, Tubalar, Altaians, Chipewyan, Tepehua, Totonac, Tzotzil, Yucatec, Itza