Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
a3	Male sun and female moon	The Moon is female or bisexual, the Sun is male
b44c	Should warmth and light exist?	It is discussed if darkness or light, cold or warm periods should exist
b44e	Dispute of ancestors	The primeval ancestors (usually birds and animals) participate in discussion concerning the desired predominance or wamth/light or cold/darkness, number of the units of time in a tempoi cycle, etc.
f18a	The long penis	Penis is so long that he can turn it round his waist or send into a woman who is at a long distance from him. (Only texts considered to describe real events and beings and not anecdotes are included)
f18c	Girls at the opposite bank	Seeing a girl on the opposite bank of a river, person uses tricks to have sex with her: sends his long penis, transforms his penis into a bridge or a dam, dives and copulates with a girl from under the water
j42	Waters split apart	When person comes to the water body, waters are split apart so the person reaches the other bank walking on the dry ground
k10	Fight with the monstrous bird	Monstrous bird (giant bat) predates on humans. Heroes fight with it
k1h	Imprisoned in the tree-hollow	Person is imprisoned in a tree-hollow or inside a rock and is released by somebody who makes a hole from outside
l72	The obstacle flight	Running away from a dangerous being, person throws small objects behind him or her which turn into mighty obstacles on the way of the pursuer
m11c	Person gets lard from his body	A male person cuts or roasts his own body to extract meat, lard or blood, cooks it and serves to his guest without injuring himself. Such a food is not considered to be unclean
m23	Mock plea	Person or creature pretends to be afraid of a particular sort of treatment that really cannot do him any harm
m24	Turtle’s war party	Turtle goes to war and/or is captured by enemies
m24a	Turtle kills a woman	Turtle goes to war, kills people (usually a woman), is caught and killed but continues to live in its animal guise
m26	Ducks rise hunter into the air (he caught them by leg)	Person attempts to hunt ducks or geese catching them by the legs. They rise him into the air, he falls down
m29b2	The bear is a failure/enemy	Because of its stupidity or unsocial behavior, the bear suffers a reverse, is injured or dies
m29c	Trickster-jay	In episodes related to deception, absurd, obscene or anti-social behavior the protagonist is Canada jay
m29k	The turtle (tortoise, toad, frog) wins thanks to his smartness	Being smart and persistent, the turtle (toad, frog) overcomes strong adversaries
m38	Stupid imitation (all versions)	Person sees how others act using magic or according to their animal nature. He or she imitates their actions and gets into trouble. Actions are not heroic deeds, competitions or tests and refer to everyday activity, mostly to providing and cooking food
m38a	The bungling host	Being on a visit to other people or (more often) animals, an (animal)-person sees them act using magic or according to their animal nature. Back at home, he imitates their actions and gets in trouble. Actions are not heroic deeds, competitions or tests and mostly refer to providing and cooking food
m43	Doll as a decoy	To kill or catch a monster, human figure of wood or clay or alive woman is exposed as a bait. Usually monster's claws or sharp leg get stuck in the wood

Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 8 Tradition: Miami, Illini
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Western Shoshone, Gosiute
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Chiricahua
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Tuvinians of Tuva
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Shuswap
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Sauk (Sak, Mesquakie), Fox, Kickapoo
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Tahltan

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Menominee
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Navajo
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Cherokee
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Pawnee
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Coeur D'Alene, Kalispel (Pend d'Oreille; incl Spokane)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Kutenai