l114a


Motif

Motif code: 
l114a
Name_eng: 
A child who stays awake
Description: 

A member (usually the youngest) of a group of boys or girls gets with them to a cannibal. The cannibal plans to kill people when they fall asleep. The youngest boy or girl every time answers the cannibal why he or she is still awake and forces him or her to be engaged into different activities instead of killing the sleeping people. Brothers (sisters) run away and return home

Name_rus: 
Бодрствующий ребенок
Description_rus: 
Один (обычно младший) из группы юношей или девушек (детей) попадает вместе с ними в дом людоеда или людоедки. Людоед собирается убить пришедших, когда те заснут. Младший последовательно отвечает людоеду, почему он не спит, заставляя его выполнять все новые поручения вместо того, чтобы напасть на спящих. Братья (сестры) бегут и спасаются
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: 
35
ATU ID: 
Stith Thompson ID: 

Linked traditions:
Arabs of Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan); Bedouins of Sinai
Algeria Arabs
Malagasy
Arabs of Sudan
Nubians
Dinka, Atuot, Nuer
Shilluk, Anuak
Acoli (Acholi), Lur (Alur, Luri), Lango
Kalenjin; including Sabaot, Nandi (Nande), Arusha, Kipsigis, Pokot (Suk), Keiyo (Elgeiyo), Marakwet, Sebeei
Mbundu (Umbundu, Kimbundu, Chimbundu, Ovimbundu), Kwanyama, Owambo (=Ambo)
Biu-Mandara: Margi, Kilba, Bura, Kera, Karekare (Kerri-Kerri), Bachama, Zulgo, Giziga, Hdi, Kapsiki, Mandara (incl Mukulehe, Matakam), Mofu (Mofu-Gudur), Somrai (Sibine, Shibha)
Mandingo (Manden, incl San, Samo), Kagoro, Bambara (Bamana), Malinke, Kassonke, Diula
Soninke
Songhai
Northern Gur (Oti-Volta): Mamprussi, Dagomba, Dagari (Dagara; incl Lodaga), Bassari, Mosi, Nankanse, Konkomba, Moba; Ditammari, Nyende, Bulsa (pl Builsa, Bulo)
Southern Gur (Oti-Volta): Grusi, Kabiye, Kasena, Lyela (Lyele), Wala, Dyan
Akan, Ashanti, Akwapim; Ga (Accra), Kra, Twi (Chwi, Chi)
Temne (Timne)
Spain
Greeks (modern)
Wakhi, Ishkashimi (including Sanglich), Munji
Persians
Abaza (Abazins)
Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
Abkhaz
Ingush
Avar, Andi, Akhvakh
Kumyk, Terekemen
Georgians
Armenians
Azeris (Azerbaijanis)
Turkmen
Ndebele, Pedi, Thonga (incl Ronga), Hlengwe, Matabele (Tebele)
Mende, Loma, Gbunde (Gbandi, Bandi)
Zaza (western Kurds)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: k73b2 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: c33b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: m173 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 5 Weight: 800
Motif: c33a1 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: m39a4d Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: m168b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: k9a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: i82e Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: b73a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 8 Weight: 625
Motif: k58 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 10 Weight: 600
Motif: k14b Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 12 Weight: 583
Motif: k37c Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif: k32l Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 11 Weight: 545
Motif: m199j Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 13 Weight: 538
Motif: l96c Shared traditions: 9 All traditions: 17 Weight: 529
Motif: k35a2 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: k38f2 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 12 Weight: 500
Motif: k88c Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: f70f Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 10 Weight: 500