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Motif

Name_eng:

The injured ear

Description:

A demonic being swallows a person or (in African versions) a multitude of people and animals. Hero kills the monster but cutting open its body, injures a person who was inside. Usually this person is offended and finds opportunity to kill the hero

Name_rus:

Порезанное ухо

Description_rus:

Персонаж проглатывает человека или (в африканских версиях) множество людей и животных, герой убивает чудовище, а разрезав его, случайно ранит одного из проглоченных. Обычно тот обижен и когда проглоченные выходят наружу, наносит герою ущерб или губит его

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.

4. All motifs of category 1 (cosmology) in sub-Saharan Africa and those motifs of category 2 (adventures) which are found in sub-Saharan Africa and widespread in the Indo-Pacific world with scarce or no cases in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

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Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.2.1.3	Tswana (Chwana), Suto (Soto; incl Pedi, Mbire)
1.2.5.3	Nyatutu, Kiniramba, Isanzu
1.2.5.9	Gogo, Kaguru, Luguru, Zigula, Taveta, Shambala (Šambala), Bondei, Taeta, Dabida; Zaramo
6.1.2.3	Gondi (mostly Northern Gondi)