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M82 - Tail bells: tied voluntarily, J2155
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Summary of Motif
The character sees that something is tied to the other's tail. He also wants such a tail for himself, and as a result he suffers damage.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
M82 has 1 other sub-motifsM82. The character sees that something is tied to the other's tail. He also wants such a tail for himself, and as a result he suffers damage. M82a. One animal person inconspicuously ties rattles to the tail of another. The latter thinks that he is pursued and runs in panic Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of M82's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| J20 | 99.63% | While the husband or brother is hunting, an evil spirit comes to his wife or sister; he kills or maims her or her brother after she breaks the taboo of opening the door to the guest, looking at him or talking to him. See motif J19. |
| K19G | 99.47% | One star is an old man, the other is a young man; both stars differ in brightness or colour, but it is impossible to determine the age of the star-man by these characteristics (a dim star may be young and vice versa); usually two girls want to marry stars of different types (one bright, the other dim, one red, the other blue, etc.). See motif K19B. |
| K43C | 99.00% | The bound children (a young man and his sister) are left alone in an empty camp, and the animal frees them. |
| M86 | 98.94% | A rock stalks or otherwise punishes a character when he unfairly insults her (usually takes away her property, see motive L33). |
| C10A | 98.86% | During the flood, some birds save themselves by clinging to the sky with their beaks. Cf. A2211.7 ("During the flood, birds cling to the sky; their tails acquire their current colour"). |
| L1B | 98.56% | A young woman turns into a monstrous bear and kills most people except her younger sister (Ojibwa: the younger sister of her former husband). Their brothers (or one brother) return from hunting and kill the bear, or she dies while chasing them. Cf. motif L65D. |
| M22A | 98.43% | In a foreign house, in a foreign country, where the hero finds himself, the crane or heron is a watchman who must raise the alarm in case of strangers appearing. |
| L33A | 98.42% | The trickster takes an object lying on or near a rock or other inanimate object, which he has given to that object. The object pursues or otherwise punishes the offender. See motif L33. |
| J59B | 97.93% | To revive the dead, the character shoots an arrow into the sky or throws an object. It is assumed that the dead, fearing the falling object, will come back to life and run away. |
| M67 | 97.93% | By stupidity or carelessness, the character causes a wind that blows him away. See the M66 motif (The Trickster emits a stream of intestinal gases). |
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This motif has been recorded in 7 traditions: Khakas, Western Ojibwa (Chippewa), Menominee, Plains Ojibwa, Shuswap, Thompson (Nlaka'pamux), Okanagon, Sanpoil