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Motif

Name_eng:

Counting water animals

Description:

Animal who does not swim well suggests animals who live in water to count their number. For this, they should make a chain and he would run along it. It is but a trick to cross a body of water

Name_rus:

Посчитать обитателей вод

Description_rus:

Персонаж предлагает водным обитателям пересчитать их, а для этого образовать цепь; переходит по ней на другой берег или выбирается на сушу

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.

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
1.2.1.2	Zulu, Swazi
1.2.4.4	Lingala, (Ba)Ngala, Ntomba, Kioque, (Ki)Bangi, Bolia, Balolo, Boloki, (Ba)Akwa, (U)Poto
10.2.2.1	Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
10.2.2.2	Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang Chinese; Manchuria Chinese (data not specified on particular provinces)
10.2.2.5	Jiangsu and Zhejang Chinese
10.2.3.1	Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
10.3.2.4	Japan AD 700-1700
11.1.3.1	Reindeer Koryak
5.5.1.1	Kazakh
6.2.4.1	Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
6.4.3.1	Aceh (Acheh)
6.4.3.4	Lampung (Lampong); South Sumatra Malays (incl. Bengkulu)
6.4.3.7	Mentawai
6.4.4.3	Dusun, Murut, Kelabit, Tombonuwo, Bajau, Tidong, Rungus
6.4.5.1	Yavanese, Kalang, Madura
6.4.5.2	Sundanese
6.4.6.1	Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.7.1	Northern Luzon: Apayao, Bontoc, Nabaloi (Ibaloi), Ifugao, Igorot (highland people, not specified), Ilocan, Ilongot, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanay, Tingian (Tinggian, Bilongan Itneg); Ibanag, Kasiguran Agta, Keley-i Kallahan
6.4.8.10	Northern Halmahera Papuans: Galela, Loda, Pagu, Modole, Tabaru (Tobaru), Tobelo, Tidore, Ternate
6.4.8.13	Numfoor, Warope, Wamesa (Wandamen, Windesi)
9.10.1.1	Nanai
9.10.1.3	Udeghe
9.10.1.4	Oroch
9.10.1.5	Uilta (Orok)
9.10.1.6	Negidal
9.10.2.1	Nivkh
9.3.1.2	Dolgans
9.3.2.1	Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
9.3.2.4	Ilimpii Tungus/Evenki
9.3.4.1	Evens (Lamuts)
9.3.4.2	Evens (Lamuts) of Kamchatka