h49b


Motif

Name_eng: 
The faithful dog as security for a debt
Description: 

A man gives his dog to another man. The dog proves to be brave and intelligent (drives off thieves, finds stolen treasure). The man who received the dog sends it back with a message of thanks. The owner, thinking the dog has run away, kills it and after this finds the letter

Name_rus: 
Должник отдает собаку в залог
Description_rus: 
Человек отдает другому свою собаку. Тому она приносит приносит большую пользу (находит похищенное, отгоняет воров). Получивший собаку отправляет ее назад вместе с благодарственным письмом. Хозяин думает, что собака сбежала, убивает ее и лишь затем находит письмо
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: 
16
ATU ID: 
178B
Stith Thompson ID: 
B221.2.2

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
10.2.1.1Early Chinese written sources
3.2.2.1Amhara; Zay, Harari; Silte, Gogot
5.6.1.1Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
5.6.2.1Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
5.6.2.10Sindhi
5.6.2.11Gujarati
5.6.2.15Assamese
5.6.2.18Oriya (incl. Dom/Domba/Dombo, Ghasi, Bhat and other Oriya-speaking castes of Odisha)
5.6.2.4Balahi; Lambadi (Banjara)
5.6.2.8Kashmiri
5.6.2.9Punjabi, Seraiki (Multani)
5.6.3.1Telugu (incl. Yanadi, Chenchu)
5.6.3.4Tamil, Muthuvan, Marvar
5.6.3.5Nilgiri Hills: Toda, Kota, Kurumba (Kuruba), Badaga, Maravar, Pulaya, Adiya, Kadar, Irula
6.1.1.3Northern Munda of Kharwar branch: Birhor, Ho, Mundari, Kol, Asur (including Agaria, Kol, Birjhia), Bhumij
9.1.5.7Mongols of Inner Mongolia

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: b121 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: k101c Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: c8c1 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: m195b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif: k27z2 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: k155c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: c30d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: k73a3 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: k27zz4 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 7 Weight: 429
Motif: k138 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 12 Weight: 417
Motif: k27z2a1 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: m188a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: m197d Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: i50c Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: l39b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: f100 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: k27z2d Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 12 Weight: 333
Motif: i27d Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: m75b3 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333