k561


Motif

Motif code: 
k561
Name_eng: 
The wise carving of the fowl
Description: 

A poor man brings his master a chicken (goose, etc.) as a present. The master asks him to divide the bird appropriately among the members of his household. The poor man does it considering the symbolic meaning of particular parts (gives the master the head, his daughters the wings, etc.) and receives rich compensation. A neighbor brings the master five chickens but is unable to divide them approppriately. The first man does it again.

Name_rus: 
Дележ петухов
Description_rus: 
Человек делит жареного петуха (гуся) согласно социальным рангам присутствующих (хозяину – голову, дочерям – крылья, и т.п.), беря себе самую непрестижную, но мясистую часть, получает награду. Другой человек приносит несколько кур, но разделить не умеет. Зовут первого, он снова делит так, чтобы получить для себя лучшую часть, опять награжден
Motif type: 
Adventures and tricks
Motif group: 
11 Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior
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: 
14
ATU ID: 
(1533)

Linked traditions:
Arabs of Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan); Bedouins of Sinai
Arabs of Iraq
Kabylia and other Berber of Northern and Central Algeria: Beni Snous, Beni Menacer (incl Zuav), Shaui, etc.)
Tunisia Arabs
Lithuanians
Latvians
Estonians
Karachays, Balkar
Dargin (Dargwa), incl. Müregin, Khürkilin, Kubachi
Nogai
Armenians
Kurds
Bashkirs
Central Yakuts (Sakha)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: i82e Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: k56f1 Shared traditions: 12 All traditions: 21 Weight: 571
Motif: k35a2 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: m39a4d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: j6a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: k56f Shared traditions: 14 All traditions: 31 Weight: 452
Motif: k149 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444
Motif: l81a3 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 7 Weight: 429
Motif: m90b Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 10 Weight: 400
Motif: k14c1 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: k32b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: m201 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: d7a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: k27z9 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 13 Weight: 385
Motif: k88c Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: l37b4 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: m90a2 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 11 Weight: 364
Motif: m38e Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 11 Weight: 364
Motif: l108g Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333