k56a2

Motif

Name_eng:

If asked to do in a bad way, do otherwise

Description:

Person (usually a girl) gets to the powerful person (usually an old woman) who asks her to act in a strange and harsh way (to put room in disorder, to bring unclean water, and the like). The person does not according to order but in a rationale and polite way and is recompensed. Another person acts according to the direct sense of the words and is punished

Name_rus:

Просит сделать как хуже

Description_rus:

Персонаж (обычно девочка) попадает к другому (обычно старухе). Тот просит пришедшего совершать нелепые и вредоносные действия (привести в беспорядок дом, принести грязной воды и т.п.). Пришедший все исполняет вопреки сказанному (прибирает в доме, приносит чистой воды), награжден. Другой персонаж все выполняет буквально, наказан

Motif type:

Adventures and tricks

Motif group:

10 Adventures

Motif analysis result:

1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

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Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
3.1.3.6	Algeria Arabs
5.3.2.2	Arabs of Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan); Bedouins of Sinai
1.4.1.2	Arabs of Sudan
5.1.7.1	Avar, Andi, Akhvakh
4.3.3.2	Bashkirs
1.3.5.15	Bobo (Bobo-Fin)
5.5.2.3	Dungan of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
4.2.4.2	Estonians
5.2.1.1	Georgians
5.1.6.1	Ingush
4.3.3.1	Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars
1.3.5.9	Kpelle (incl Kono)
5.1.5.3	Kumyk, Terekemen
5.1.7.4	Laks
4.2.5.1	Latvians
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
5.4.2.1	Persians
4.1.3.8	Russians: Olonets province/SE Karelia, southern part of Arkhangelsk province (Shenkur, Kargopol, Konosha districts)
1.2.4.2	Sakata
9.1.1.4	Siberian Tatars
1.2.1.3	Tswana (Chwana), Suto (Soto; incl Pedi, Mbire)
5.4.2.10	Turkmen
4.3.1.2	Udmurt
5.5.2.1	Uyghur
4.2.3.3	Vepsians
9.3.2.1	Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
1.3.1.5	Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku