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K170 - Water without frogs, land without flies.
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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 sets off in search of a place where there are no ordinary creatures that live everywhere (water without frogs, air without flies).Berezkin category: Adventures: Acts of heroes
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 |
|---|---|---|
| M175 | 99.89% | The hyena sees the carcass of a larger predator behind it, does not realise that it is dead, and runs away in terror. |
| B42R | 98.50% | The three stars of Orion's Belt are three characters chasing each other. |
| M29W1 | 98.31% | As a result of their stupidity or antisocial behavior, the leopard (panther, leopard) dies or suffers damage. See the motives in square brackets. |
| M132 | 97.18% | The enemy is ready to seize the character. The character asks the enemy to first take and throw away his clothes or shoes, and then offers his ears. The enemy grabs him by the ears and throws him away, and the character runs away. |
| M192A | 97.18% | The character agrees to have a freshly removed skin put on him or to be wrapped in wet belts. The skin or belts cause suffering or death (usually because they dry out and shrink). |
| B2G | 97.01% | The chameleon walked on the ground when it had not yet hardened. |
| B98B | 97.01% | The Bat comes into conflict with other creatures in connection with someone's death or funeral. |
| B98C | 97.01% | The heavenly deity could have healed the bat's mother or child, but did not do so, and they died. |
| C30B | 97.01% | In response to the claims of an animal or spirit, a person offers to remove their traces from the field or to walk without leaving any traces. The spirit is unable to do so. |
| D13HH | 97.01% | A person visiting another world should not laugh or show surprise when seeing strange things. Those who break this rule will perish or suffer harm. |
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This motif has been recorded in 4 traditions: Masai, Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau), Kikuyu, Chuka, Embu, Emberre, Mwimbe, Zulu, Swazi