Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
b3a	Primeval waters	Water is the original element, the dry earth appears later
b3b	Earth grows big	Original earth was small and later increased in size or the fertile soil grew from a small amount of original substance
b82	The white raven	Raven or other carrion-eating bird of dark color and a similar size was originally white
b92	Flint person turns into flints	Person whose body is extraordinary hard and invulnerable or (rare) a small object is broken to pieces that turn into flints or other hard stones (the origin of flints)
c5a	Bird-scouts	Birds or humans later changed to birds are sent to explore the earth (is it dry, are any survivals, to investigate why smoke rises to the sky, etc.) or to bring some soil to make the land that would be good for living
i72	Stars are people	Stars are people, ghosts, anthropomorphic beings (interpretations of unique star objects like Venus or Polaris as persons not considered)
j13	Two sisters	Two sisters (if more, only two play a significant role in the plot) travel and meet an unpleasant suitor or get to an ogre
j44	The broken bridge	Person or his helper draws his enemies on the unstable bridge and destroys it. The enemies fall into water, into a precipice
j45	The stretched out leg (crane bridge)	Person stretches his or her leg or neck as a bridge across water body. The fugitives or those who walk ahead cross the bridge; the persecutor or those who are behind usually fall because the person takes his bridge off
k10	Fight with the monstrous bird	Monstrous bird (giant bat) predates on humans. Heroes fight with it
k10d	Bird carries man to an island	A flying monster carries a man to a far away island. There he gets to kill the monster. To return, he uses a boat, a bridge or a rope made of parts of the monster's body
k19b	Star-husband	A woman maries a star-man
k20	Wish for star-husband or wife realized	A human person admires a star or (rare) the Moon in the sky, expresses desire to marry it or (rare) to get a star-object. Star descends to him or to her or takes him or her to the sky
k25d	Prohibited bulb in the sky	Person gets to the sky, makes hole through the firmament digging out a root. Usually woman's husband or his kinsmen warn her against digging out a special bulb or tuber; breaking taboo, she gets to see the earth, decides to descend
k26	A hole in the firmament	Finding a hole in the ground or making it, person gets to see below another world. Usually the earth is seen from the sky
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
l73a1	Obstacle flight: fog created	Fugitive throws an object behind himself and thus creates fog or darkness in front of pursuer
l9	Sharp body members	Body members of a person has the form of cutting or piercing weapon
l9b	Elbow-knives	Person's sharp elbows or (rare) knees are like awls or knives
m22	Helpful stock	A long-necked bird living near water (stork, heron, bittern, swan) saves person from dangerous pursuer
m29b	Trickster-fox, jackal or coyote	In episodes related to deception, absurd, obscene or anti-social behavior the protagonist is fox, jackal or coyote
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
m41	The eye-juggler	Person plays throwing his eyes or (Alaska Athabascans) his tooth up or away. Eyes or tooth first come back to eye sockets or mouth but eventually are lost
m42	Eyes: taken out of orbits and lost	Person loses his eyes because of his playfulness or negligence. He makes new eyes of some substance or/and takes eyes of another person
m62b	Trying to hit the hero hit each other	Two or more personages direct their weapons against the hero who is between them but hit each other
m81	Blind persons	A man travels and comes to two or several blind (usually old) persons
m86	Rock punishes trickster	Rock chases or otherwise punishes person who has offended it (usually deceived it or has taken objects that belong to Rock)

Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Arikara
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Assiniboine
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Pomo
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Sarsee (Tsuu T'ina)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Iowa
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Northern Ojibwa (=Severn Ojibwa, Sandy Lake Cree, Northern Saulteaux)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Creek, Seminole; Tuskegee; iconography of Kentucky Hopewell
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Southern Selkups

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 8 Tradition: Assiniboine
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 8 Tradition: Ute
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Pawnee
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Plains Cree
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Arikara
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Lkungen (Straits; including Samish, Songish, Sooke, Lummi), Klallam
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Gros Ventre
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Blackfoot
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Lower Chehalis, Upper Chehalis, (Lower) Cowlitz