m112a


Motif

Motif code: 
m112a
Name_eng: 
Turtle catches the thief
Description: 

Animal are guarding some food or water or come after water. The deceiver takes what he needs or does not let the others to use the water. Turtle, toad or frog proves to be smarter than the deceived and catches him

Name_rus: 
Черепаха хватает вора
Description_rus: 
Животные по очереди стерегут воду или еду либо пользуются водой. Обманщик берет то, что ему нужно, либо не пускает других. Черепаха, жаба или лягушка оказывается хитрее обманщика и хватает его
Motif type: 
Adventures and tricks
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group: 
09 Identification of protagonists of the stories with particular animals or persons with particular qualities
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: 
22

Linked traditions:
Comoros Islands
Sanye (Aweer)
Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau)
Ila (Baila)
Malawi (incl Nyanja, Banyanja, Manganja), Tumbuka (incl Henga), Nsenga, Matengo, (Ba)Wenda
Nyungwe (Tete)
Swahili, Midjikenda (incl Giryama), Nyika, Duruma; Ngindo, Kiluguru and other Islamic groups of the Eastern Coast of Africa
Nyamwesi, Sumbwa
Nyatutu, Kiniramba, Isanzu
Kikuyu, Chuka, Embu, Emberre, Mwimbe
Gogo, Kaguru, Luguru, Zigula, Taveta, Shambala (Šambala), Bondei, Taeta, Dabida; Zaramo
Kamba, Tharaka
Bemba (Wemba, Babemba; incl Ambo, Lala, Lamba, Bisa), Holoholo, Kaonde
Sakata
Mbundu (Umbundu, Kimbundu, Chimbundu, Ovimbundu), Kwanyama, Owambo (=Ambo)
Kosa (Xosa, Xhosa)
Tswana (Chwana), Suto (Soto; incl Pedi, Mbire)
Yambasa, Banen (Tunen)
Cross-River: Efik, Ibibio, Anaang (Anang), Ikom, Abua
Hausa
Ndebele, Pedi, Thonga (incl Ronga), Hlengwe, Matabele (Tebele)
Tonga (Tsonga; incl, Soli, Sala, Lenje)

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Motif: l110a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: k108a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: l100a Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 11 Weight: 636
Motif: k105 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: h1bb Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: e1b1 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444
Motif: g9a Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 14 Weight: 429
Motif: k170 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: m109c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: l109 Shared traditions: 10 All traditions: 26 Weight: 385
Motif: m119 Shared traditions: 10 All traditions: 28 Weight: 357
Motif: l127 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: d13hh Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: m183a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: m102 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 21 Weight: 333
Motif: m53f Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: m175 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: h36b Shared traditions: 10 All traditions: 34 Weight: 294