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M99A - Bird bone house, ATU 984
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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 is going to build a house (tower, etc.) from the bones or feathers of birds.Berezkin category: Adventures: Tricks and episodes
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
M99 has 2 other sub-motifsM99. The character is going to abuse all birds or (less commonly) animals, but after hearing wise advice, he abandons his intention. M99a. The character is going to build a house (tower, etc.) from the bones or feathers of birds. M99a1. The character is going to pierce all the birds with their beaks (to string them on a rope) or cut them off altogether. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of M99's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| L81C | 98.92% | The legless man lives together with the blind and armless man (or with one of the two). By working together, they are healed. |
| K77B1 | 98.79% | When they see predators, domestic animals consciously or accidentally behave in such a way that the predators flee in fear. |
| I87AA | 98.59% | Describes a giant bull (rarely: horse): head in one field, body in another; a bathhouse on its tail, a lake on its back; people standing at its head and tail have to walk a long way to meet each other; etc. Usually the bull is killed and eaten (by people in Baltic-Finnish traditions and in Olonets antiquity; by birds in most southern traditions). |
| C31 | 98.45% | The hedgehog is wiser or more cunning than all the gods and animals; it possesses knowledge that is vital for human existence. |
| N33 | 98.44% | hero drives the enemy into the ground, or he and the enemy alternately drive each other into the ground (ankle-deep, waist-deep, etc.). |
| B33E | 98.40% | The last cold month regrets that it did not come earlier or that it is too short. In that case, it would have frozen everyone. |
| F70E2 | 98.40% | The father sends his daughters or sons on a difficult task one by one. At the very beginning of the journey, their courage is put to the test. Only the youngest son or daughter passes the test. Usually, the father stands in their way, taking the form of an enemy or a predator, but only the youngest son or daughter bravely enters the fight. |
| M197C | 98.36% | A man sells sand, dust, etc. as a remedy against fleas, mice, etc. He explains that you need to catch a flea and pour sand into its eyes. The buyer replies that you can crush a caught flea. The seller: that's even easier. |
| I132A | 98.33% | A girl sits on a swing and it lifts her up to the sky. |
| L108E | 98.33% | A fox has a child, usually adopted (she cares for a lamb, a foal, etc.), a wolf or a bear kills it, and the fox takes revenge. |
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This motif has been recorded in 24 traditions: Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria, Bulgarians, Balkarians, Serbs, Monte Negro, Balkarians, Western Ukrainians, Byelarusians, Belarusians, Abaza (Abazins), Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin, Abkhaz, Abkhazians, Ossetians, Nogai, Tats, Georgians, Kalmyk, Talysh, Kara Kalpak, Kazakh, Turkmen, Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars, Mansi, Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots), Eastern Ukrainians, Northern Ukrainians, Bosnians, Russian Federation