m53e

Motif

Name_eng:

Would believe evil omen

Description:

Person (always a raven) kills a whale. When people come, he tells them about some circumstances that can make the meat dangerous. People do not dare to touch the meat and the deceiver eats it alone

Name_rus:

Якобы несъедобный кит

Description_rus:

Персонаж (всегда ворон) убивает кита и указывает другим на мнимые признаки, свидетельствующие о непригодности китового мяса в пищу. Люди верят и все мясо достается обманщику

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)

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

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Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
11.2.1.4	Central Yupik
11.2.1.5	Nunivak Island
11.2.1.7	Chugach
11.2.2.1	Bering Strait Inupiat (incl. King Island)
12.1.1.5	Denaina
12.1.1.9	Upper Tanana (Nebesna)
12.2.1.3	Haida