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M64 - He pretends to own valuables
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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 comes to the owner of valuables (food, fire) and pretends that he already owns them. As a result, valuables are made available (littoral is exposed at low tide, salmon spreads in waters, etc.).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 |
|---|---|---|
| K1D | 97.47% | The hero's wife's brothers try to kill him by leaving him on an island. |
| L79 | 97.28% | The girl marries a powerful, benevolent character; his first wife is a monster; he kills her or is satisfied that she has been killed by his new wife. |
| K27Y1 | 97.17% | The character believes or pretends that arrowheads should be made of bark, coal, grass, and similar materials. |
| M20 | 96.78% | The character does something unacceptable, is caught, and his beak or jaw is damaged. Usually (except for the Koryaks), people keep the torn-off beak (jaw) in their homes, and the character comes and takes it back. |
| I6A | 96.75% | The male and female of a huge bird carry different types of precipitation (for example, the eagle carries snow, and the eagle carries rain). Or (Buryats of Mongolia) the same bird carries different types of precipitation depending on whether it is angry or not. See motif i6. Traditions associated with Na-Dene languages are highlighted in italics in the list. |
| B7A | 96.43% | Someone possesses water or a drink. Another character swallows what is hidden, runs away and spits out what is hidden, making the water or drink available to everyone. |
| M16A | 96.33% | A character (usually a loon) restores a person's sight and/or health by diving into the water with them. See motif M16. |
| A13A1 | 96.25% | The raven rescues or obtains the hidden or stolen sun (daylight). |
| M81B | 96.00% | The character is warned not to try to reach an arrow if it gets stuck in a tree. He breaks the ban and gets into trouble. |
| L102 | 95.85% | A girl or woman (for various reasons, jokingly or seriously) calls an animal or animal remains her husband, or steps on bones and addresses them. The animal (comes to life and) carries her away. Her human husband, parents or brother come for her, and they flee; usually the animal husband pursues them, but stops the chase or dies. |
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This motif has been recorded in 10 traditions: Lithuanians, Latvians, Chugach, Tahltan, Koyukon, Eyak, Haida, Tsimshian, Karok, Yurok