Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
b3a	Primeval waters	Water is the original element, the dry earth appears later
b4	The fished out earth	Islands or continent are fished out of the ocean or pulled to their present place by rope
b77	Primeval sky close to earth	Originally the sky was close to the earth, then it has risen up
b77a	Giant pushed the sky up	One or several (animal)-persons push sky up to its present height
j23	A late son kills monsters	People (elder brothers, elder siblings, elder sister) disappear (one by one). A lonely woman has a baby or finds a baby or she becomes pregnant magically and gives birth to a boy or twins. The boy grows up, exterminates the antagonists, usually revives and releases those who had disappeared
j23d	Young twins kill monsters	People (elder brothers, elder siblings, elder sister) disappear (one by one). A lonely woman has baby twins (or more children) who grow up, exterminates the antagonists, usually revives and releases those who had disappeared
j23e	Flying though the ogre’s body	To become sure that the ogre is dead a bird or an insec enters his body from the mouth and flies out from the anus
l41	Hero escapes on the way	An ogre or ogress catches a person and carries his or her prey home but the person escapes on the way or immediately after reaching the ogre's house
l42e	Caught again	An ogre catches a person and carries his or her prey home but the person escapes on the way. The ogre comes back, this time carries the person to his home. Or the ogre catches a group of children, most of them escape on the way, one is brought to the ogre's place
m29m	Trickster is a rat	In episodes related to deception, absurd, obscene or anti-social behavior the protagonist is a rat
m5a	Passengers of the sinking canoe	Small animals ride a canoe, it sinks, all try to save their lives in their own way
m5b	The ungrateful passenger	An animal (often the rat) who cannot swim well is brought to the shore by another one but pays him with ingratitude

Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Wallis (=Uvea, different from Melanesian Uvea), Futuna
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Samoa
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Central Vanuatu: Espiritu Santo, Araki, Aore, Maewo, Malekula, Vao, Efate (Vate), Shepherd Islands, Nguna, Mae, Ambrim, Pentecost, Oba (=Aoba, East Ambae, Lepers'), Omba
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Shaanxi Chinese
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Tokelau
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Niue
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Tikopia, Bellona, Rennell, partly Aneytium, Futuna (=Erronan, not to be mixed with Futuna in Western Polynesia), Vaeaka-Taumato, incl Matema, Nifeloli, Nukapu, Nupani, Pileni
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Tuvalu (Ellice)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Tuamotu, incl Pukapuka (different from Pukapuka in Cook Islands), Vahitahi, Anaa, Hao, Fangatau
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Maori, Moriori (Chatam Islands)

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Ulithi, Ngulu
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Northern Vanuatu: Banks Islands (incl Mota, Mota Lava, Gaua, Santa Maria), Torres Islands
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Melanesians of the northern coast New Guinea, nearest off-shore islands and Huon Gulf (Morobe district): Watut, Bilbil (Bilibili), Jabim (incl Kai), Tami, Bukawac, Wogeo, Tumleo, Yakamul, Manam, Sissano, Sio
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Ponape, Ngaik, Mwoakil (Mokil), Kusaie (Kosrae)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Tuvalu (Ellice)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Southern Vanuatu: Tanna, Aneiteum (Polynesian component not included), Eromanga
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Tokelau
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Loyalty Islands (Uvea, Lifu, Mare)