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Motif

Name_eng:

Fox in a boat

Description:

Travelling in a boat or on a sledge, animal person (always the fox) steals food supplies or ruins objects and accordingly to his deeds, names different places. These names seem strange to the person’s companions (“River of broken arrows” and the like)

Name_rus:

Лиса в лодке

Description_rus:

Плывя в лодке или сидя на нартах, персонаж (всегда лиса) тайком поедает припасы, портит имущество и в соответствии со своими действиями дает названия различным урочищам. Спутникам лисы названия кажутся странными

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.

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

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Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
3.1.3.2	Kabylia and other Berber of Northern and Central Algeria: Beni Snous, Beni Menacer (incl Zuav), Shaui, etc.)
9.10.1.4	Oroch
9.10.1.6	Negidal
9.2.1.1	Mansi
9.2.3.1	Tundra Nenets
9.3.1.2	Dolgans
9.3.2.1	Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
9.3.2.3	Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
9.3.2.4	Ilimpii Tungus/Evenki
9.3.2.5	Yerbogachen Tungus/Evenki
9.3.4.1	Evens (Lamuts)