l44a

Motif

Name_eng:

Give me your liver

Description:

A man hides in a shelter. An ogre wants him to give certain parts of his body. The man gives the ogre instead parts of the body of a killed animal. The ogre does not understand the deceit, gives in response parts of his own body and dies

Name_rus:

Отдай свою печень!

Description_rus:

Демон требует, чтобы спрятавшийся в убежище человек отдавал ему отдельные части своего тела. Человек передает демону части тела убитого животного. Демон не понимает обмана и погибает, отдавая в ответ части собственного тела

Motif type:

Adventures and tricks

Motif group:

11 Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior

Motif analysis result:

2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)

3. Only those motifs that are found in Central and South America

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
11.1.2.1	Chukchi
11.2.1.1	Asiatic Eskimo (Sirenek, Naukan, Chaplino)
12.6.1.4	Shasta; Chimariko
15.2.2.1	Warao
15.2.3.6	Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
15.2.4.1	Trio
15.2.4.6	Wayana, Aparai
15.2.4.7	Wayapi, Emerillon
15.3.3.2	Aguaruna, Huambiza
15.3.7.3	Cocama, Omagua
15.3.8.1	Urarina
15.4.1.1	Manao, Katawishi (Teffé lake); groups of uncertain affiliation mostly from Rio Jamunda
15.4.3.2	Xipaya (Shipaya)
15.4.4.1	Tenetehara
15.6.1.1	Mundurucu, Curuaia