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M199O - Who will pierce the tree, ATU 1085.
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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 man and his opponent agree to pierce a hole in a tree trunk (stump) with their head (finger, penis) or to knock down a tree with a blow to the head. The man has made a hole in advance (sawed the tree).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
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| M136A | 99.56% | People try to bring light, darkness, smoke, etc. into or out of a room. |
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| K33A5 | 99.54% | A woman who has been turned into a duck (goose) by her rival's scheming tries to establish contact with her children or husband. |
| H7E | 99.54% | In the past, people knew when they would die, so before their death they stopped doing their work or performed their duties half-heartedly. |
| K56E1 | 99.54% | A man sees dwarves (spirits, witches) having fun. Their song mentions the names of the days of the week. The man sings along, naming the days that the dwarves like. He is rewarded. (Usually, someone else tries to get the same reward, but names the wrong days of the week and is punished). |
| K27G1 | 99.53% | The character must quickly clean the stable or barn of the manure that has accumulated there over a long period of time. |
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This motif has been recorded in 21 traditions: Swahili, Midjikenda (incl Giryama), Nyika, Duruma; Ngindo, Kiluguru and other Islamic groups of the Eastern Coast of Africa, Ot Danum, Ngadju, Sinhalese; Vedda, Spain, Spaniards, Portuguese, Portugal, Catalan, Maltese, France, Dutch, Flemish, Greeks (modern), Balkarians, Livonians, Estonians, Finns, Western Sami, Norwegians, Swedes, Danes, Danish, Tuvinians of Tuva, Tuvans, Galicians, Italians: Central (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio), Russian Federation