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M152D - Elephant saved from tiger's claws.
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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 elephant and the tiger (lion) engage in combat (usually competing to see who can roar louder). The tiger wins and is about to eat the elephant, but a small animal saves it.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
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| M152E | 99.97% | A tiger (lion) and another animal compete to see whose roar is louder. The tiger roars louder, but ultimately loses. |
| K27ZZ2 | 99.95% | Several wives of one man (several sisters) go blind – the older ones in both eyes, and the younger one in one eye. |
| H34C | 99.79% | Rice flew (came) from the field to the house. |
| I8H | 99.68% | The earth is supported by a man and a woman in the underworld. |
| K33A3 | 99.68% | A woman, turned into a turtle because of her rival's intrigues, tries to establish contact with her children or husband. |
| A2 | 99.26% | There was a time when several, i.e. more than two, suns shone in the sky at the same time. |
| C8B | 99.25% | A brother and sister (or mother and son) find themselves alone, without marriage partners. Both of them (or only the brother, son) refuse to marry, but do so after accepting each other (or the brother accepts the sister, the son accepts the mother) as strangers. They give birth to new people. |
| A46 | 99.11% | The sun and moon (Rigveda: only the sun) emerge from the eyes of an anthropomorphic creature. |
| K65D | 98.99% | The first human couple initially only have miscarriages, or their children are spirits or unpleasant and dangerous animals. After performing a formal marriage ceremony or repeating it according to new rules, the woman gives birth to real people or gods. |
| B3D | 98.72% | The earth is obtained by a worm; it arises from worm excrement, extracted from the worm. |
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This motif has been recorded in 6 traditions: Lampung (Lampong); South Sumatra Malays (incl. Bengkulu), Burmese, Intha, Thai of Vietnam, Tai Lue, Khao (Kho, Tai Don, White Tai), Tai Dam (Black Tai), Nung; Zhuang, Buyi; Shui, Tjam, Ede, Jörai (Jarai), Ainu, Sauk (Sak, Mesquakie), Fox, Kickapoo