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Motif

Name_eng:

Person hides turning into a needle

Description:

Person who remained alone in a house or got into the house of dangerous creatures hides turning into a needle or other weaving or spinning tool

Name_rus:

Прячется, превратившись в иголку

Description_rus:

Оставшись одна в доме или оказавшись в чужом доме, девушка (реже мужской персонаж) прячется, превратившись в иголку либо в иной инструмент для шитья или прядения

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:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
3.3.5.5	Germans: Northeast (Brandenburg, Meklenburg, Rügen, Pommern, Silesia, Posen)
3.3.5.7	Eastern Prussia
4.1.2.3	Ukrainians: Northern dialects
4.1.3.2	Russian Pomors (“seasiders): Arkhangelsk province without its southern part (Shengur district and Konosha dstrict), Karelia White Sea coast
4.1.3.3	Russians: Vologda province (incl. Belozersk, Kirillov and Cherepovets districts of form. Novgorod Province)
4.1.3.5	Russian Pomors ('seasiders'): Terski Coast (Murmansk province)
4.1.3.6	Russians: Southern part of ethnic territory as in A.D. 1500 (Belgorod, Voronezh, Tambov, Penza, Lipetsk, Orel, Kursk, Bryansk provinces; in case of absence in other areas also Russians in Samara, Simbirsk and Saratov provinces)
4.1.3.7	Russian Pomors ("seasiders"): Lower Pechora
4.2.2.2	Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
4.2.3.2	Karelians
4.2.3.3	Vepsians
4.2.4.5	Lutsi (Ludza)
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
4.3.1.1	Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
4.3.2.2	Mordvins
9.10.1.1	Nanai
9.10.1.3	Udeghe
9.10.1.5	Uilta (Orok)
9.10.1.6	Negidal
9.2.1.1	Mansi
9.3.1.4	Northwestern Yakuts (Sakha): Yessey, Anabar, Olenyok and Lower Lena Basins
9.3.2.1	Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
9.3.2.2	Sym Tungus/Evenki