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F61 - A woman carries a trickster.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
A male character pretends to be sick, weak, unconscious; a woman carries him on her back, he copulates or tries to copulate with her on the go.Berezkin category: Gender and sex
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 |
|---|---|---|
| H20A | 99.11% | A woman or several women keep fish or water in some kind of container; a man releases all the fish into rivers or the sea, releases the water. See motif H20. |
| J53A1 | 98.93% | The children of the murdered man kill the murderer's children, luring them to a place where they perish from heat or smoke. |
| H1A | 98.75% | The character decides that people should die. His or her child, mother, or some other being whose life is dear to him or her dies. Now the decision-maker agrees to make people immortal, but it is impossible to change the decision that has been made. |
| J53 | 98.67% | The children of a character associated with a hoofed animal (deer, antelope) come into conflict with an enemy associated with a predator or a larger hoofed animal. They kill his children and/or run away from him. See motif J52. |
| F21 | 98.51% | While the character copulates with a woman, she turns into a tree or a rock. His penis gets stuck in her. |
| D4E | 98.47% | The thief or giver of fire, light or sun is a coyote or fox (indicated in square brackets). See motif 4A. |
| A5A | 98.27% | The younger brother (usually the Sun) is made from the urine and swaddling clothes of his older brother (usually the Moon), who was kidnapped as a baby. See motif A5. |
| B107 | 98.27% | During the (world) fire, the oyster burns, which is why oyster shells are black. |
| B28B | 98.27% | The inhabitants of the area where the hero finds himself are afraid of creatures that are tools, utensils, and plants that are now harmless. The hero easily defeats these creatures and usually transforms them into what they are now. |
| B28D1 | 98.27% | Not understanding who he is facing, the man promises to kill the Transformer. The Transformer turns his weapon into deer antlers and him into a deer. |
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This motif has been recorded in 15 traditions: Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku, Bushmen (all groups), Batak (Toba, Dairi), Ancient Greece, Shuswap, Thompson (Nlaka'pamux), Lushootseed (Puget Sound: Puyallup, Nisqualmi, Snuqualmi, Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Snohomish, Skagit), Yuki (Yuki proper, Coastal Yuki, Huchnob), Western Shoshone, Gosiute, Upland Yuma: Walapai, Havasupai, Yavapai, Kitanemuk, Serrano, Pima, Mataco, Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet