Person suggests to do some work (usually to ferry people's property across river) but carries away the property that he was entrusted to control, A woodpecker or tit helps to return the property. The owner decorates the bird, thence the color of its plumage
| Areal ID | Tradition |
| 9.10.1.1 | Nanai |
| 9.10.1.6 | Negidal |
| 9.2.3.1 | Tundra Nenets |
| 9.3.2.1 | Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena |
| 9.3.2.3 | Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki |