m180a


Motif

Motif code: 
m180a
Name_eng: 
The unwashed monkey
Description: 

An animal person invites another but asks him to wash his hands or feet before dinner. This proves to be impossible and the hungry guest goes away

Name_rus: 
Немытая обезьяна
Description_rus: 
Зооморфный персонаж приглашает другого в гости, но требует перед едой вымыть руки или ноги. Это оказывается невозможно, гость уходит голодным
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: 
12
ATU ID: 
Stith Thompson ID: 

Linked traditions:
Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau)
Malawi (incl Nyanja, Banyanja, Manganja), Tumbuka (incl Henga), Nsenga, Matengo, (Ba)Wenda
Gogo, Kaguru, Luguru, Zigula, Taveta, Shambala (Šambala), Bondei, Taeta, Dabida; Zaramo
Safwa, Nyika (Nyixa, Nyiha), Mkulwe, Ngonde, Kinga, Nyakusa, Nyamwanga
Luba (Baluba, Luba-Katanga, Shaba), (Ba)Holoholo, Tumbwe, Bena-Piana, Tabwa, Benabena-Mitumba, Zela, Bene-Marungu
Kete, Luba-Kasai, Bena (Bene) Lulua; (Bena-)Kanioka
Fang (Pangwe), Eton, Bafia, Batanga, Benga, Bube (Bubi), Buheba, Yaunde (Ewondo), Yebekolo, Koko, Bulu, Beti (Beti-Bulu), Sekiani, Eghap
Aka, Baka (Badjue) and other Western (Bantu speaking) Pygmies
Enenga, Mpongwe, Kuta (Koto), Nkomi, Masango, Mindumu, Mbede, Mitsogo, Bawunga, Ndumu (Ndumbo), Duma, Teke, (B)wende
Northern Gur (Oti-Volta): Mamprussi, Dagomba, Dagari (Dagara; incl Lodaga), Bassari, Mosi, Nankanse, Konkomba, Moba; Ditammari, Nyende, Bulsa (pl Builsa, Bulo)
Gola
Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei

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Motif: f73a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: b98c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: k170 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: m89a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: m109c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: l100a Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 11 Weight: 364
Motif: k108a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: h36i Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 15 Weight: 333
Motif: m183a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: h31 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 9 Weight: 333
Motif: c30b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: b98b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 10 Weight: 300
Motif: i82c1 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif: e31b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif: b118 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: j58a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 8 Weight: 250
Motif: j56a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: l110a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250