Bedja



Tradition title rus: 
Беджа
Areal ID: 
3.2.1.6
Language: 
Tradition analysis result motif count all: 
9.00
Tradition analysis result motif count cosmo: 
3.00
Motifs: 

Motif

m184


Name_eng: 
The slow one is ahead of the sleeping one
Description: 

A slow and a fast animals agree to race. The fast one is sure that he will win and is not in a hurry at all while the slow one is moving persistently to his aim and wins




Motif

l100d


Name_eng: 
The entrapped suitors
Description: 

A pretty, faithful wife is courted by one or several men, one of them usually a clergyman. With her husband’s consent, she invites the suitor(s) to a private rendezvous. Before the first man’s wishes are gratified, the next one arrives and then the husband himself. The suitor or suitors are caught in an uncomfortable position and then killed, punished in some other manner, ridiculed, made to pay ransom, to work, etc.




Motif

m29b


Name_eng: 
Trickster-fox, jackal or coyote
Description: 

In episodes related to deception, absurd, obscene or anti-social behavior the protagonist is fox, jackal or coyote




Motif

m180


Name_eng: 
Fox and crane invite each other
Description: 

An animal person invites another and serves his food in such a way that he is unable to taste it. Then the other invites the first animal and puts him in similar situation




Motif

i127


Name_eng: 
Ursa major is a bed
Description: 

Ursa major is a bed, a cot, a bedstead




Motif

m39a3a


Name_eng: 
The oiled ground
Description: 

Fool gets to see objects that are cracked (stumps, ground, ice) and oils them with sympathy




Motif

m29k


Name_eng: 
The turtle (tortoise, toad, frog) wins thanks to his smartness
Description: 

Being smart and persistent, the turtle (toad, frog) overcomes strong adversaries




Motif

m151


Name_eng: 
Hello, house!
Description: 

Dangerous animal pretends to be an inanimate object, dead or absent. The potential victim sais aloud that the real dead (object, place) has to act in a particular way or to say particular words. The animal does accordingly betraying himself.




Motif

m166


Name_eng: 
Piece among animals
Description: 

To lure his potential victim down from a tree, a predator pretends not to be dangerous (usually announces that it has been decreed that all animals are united in piece). The victim is dubious and usually asks the predator to announce the same news to the dogs. The predator runs away





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