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M82A - Tail bells: tied unnoticed

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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.

Summary of Motif

One animal person inconspicuously ties rattles to the tail of another. The latter thinks that he is pursued and runs in panic

Berezkin category: Adventures: Tricks and episodes

This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 11, Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior

M82 has 1 other sub-motifs M82.  The character sees that something is tied to the other's tail. He also wants such a tail for himself, and as a result he suffers damage. M82a.  One animal person inconspicuously ties rattles to the tail of another. The latter thinks that he is pursued and runs in panic  Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of M82's motifs?

Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns

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B72D	100.00%	A woman makes herself wings (beak, tail) from clothing accessories and turns into a bird or a flying creature.
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D1A1	100.00%	Because a woman offended the fire, its mistress takes her child away.
E13	100.00%	The shamanic tambourine is compared or associated with a lake.
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K32H2	100.00%	A man executes his wife by leaving her to be eaten by ants.
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Terrain Minimal Countries

This motif has been recorded in 4 traditions: Kerek, Chukchi, Polar Inuit, Itelmen

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