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B62 - Man and vulture.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
Man believes that vultures live better than humans, changes his appearance to that of a vulture. The former vulture lives with the man's wife, and the man usually does not like his new life.Berezkin category: The Origins of the Characteristics of the environment
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 |
|---|---|---|
| A22A | 99.59% | Two characters burn; one turns into the present sun, and the other into a less significant celestial object. See motif A22. |
| I27B | 99.54% | A dog carries a person across a river to another world. See motif I27. |
| L26 | 99.22% | During the (first) initiation, supernatural beings teach boys rituals and kill them for violating rules related to the consumption and distribution of food. |
| M121 | 99.22% | A louse or other similar creature (flea, tick, firefly) is sent to follow a certain character. |
| B67 | 99.15% | A fallen tree and/or its stump turns into a mountain (mountain range) or rocks. (Usually, the branches of this tree bear the fruits and shoots of various cultivated plants, see motif G5). |
| A13B | 98.75% | During an eclipse or at the first appearance of night, ants eclipse the sun. |
| A9 | 98.75% | The moon-woman does not allow her son or husband, the Sun, to destroy people. |
| L3A | 98.75% | Left alone, a woman carelessly calls for someone to help her with the housework; a demon comes and kills the woman or her child. |
| A22B | 98.57% | The sun and its companion burn up. The companion burns in a less intense fire (is thrown into the ashes, etc.); therefore, the moon (or star) is cold. See motif A22. |
| K30A | 98.43% | The wife of the first ancestor flies away with the vultures (usually voluntarily, after she has already cheated on her husband), and the chief (Uito: her brother) brings her back. See motif K30. |
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This motif has been recorded in 14 traditions: Trans-New Guinea and unclassified Papuan groups of Irian Jaya: Mejprat, Arandai-Bintuni, Inanwatan-Berau, Papua of Gelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Kamoró, Marind Anim, Sawi, Mafore; Korowai; Kwerba; Momina, Eipo, Yale, Awyu, Cherokee, Mayo, Yaqui, Sinaloa, Western Mexico Nahuatl, Mam, Ixil, Aguatec, Avakatec, Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam, Tzutujil, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Chorti, Yucatec, Itza, Kekchi; Mopan, Kayabi, Caraja