Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
a28	The smart Sun and the unwise Moon	The Sun and the Moon are men. The unwise Moon tries to repeat dangerous tricks of the Sun but fails to do it successfully
a35	Spots on the lunar disc	Dark spots on the lunar disc are dirt, blood, paint, traces of beating, burning, scratching, etc. on the Moon person's body or face (Kiliwa: spots on the Sun) and do not form any particular figure
a5	The Sun and the Moon are males	The Moon is male, the Sun is also male or (much more rare) asexual
b1f	Two brothers: a winner and a failure	Two brothers (companions) live In the epoch of the creation. One of them is smart and selfconfident, another is weak and makes mistakes. They are not enemies and demonstrate their qualities in two or more episodes
d4a	Theft of fire	Fire is stolen from its original owner or brought back to the people from somebody who had stolen it before
d8	Fire and a predator animal	Fire or summer is stolen from a big predator: a lion (in Africa), a tiger (in Asia), a bear (in Siberia and North America) or a jaguar (in South America)
f50	The often-born children	Child or children come out of mother's womb and return back
h29	Origin of foreigners	A woman is impregnated by an animal, usually by a snake. People of hostile nation originate or receive their culture from her progeny or from her paramour's relatives
h7g1	Death is more fair and rich than God	Person (who is usually in search of the godgather for the newborn child) rejects God (saints) and devil but accepts Death who is more fair (or rich)
i5	Thunder is an animal	Thunder looks like a quadruped mammal (pig, buffalo, camel, anteater, tapir, dog, cat, leopard, monkey, etc.)
i5a	Thunderous tapir	Tapir is associated with the upper world, usually with the thunder
k2	The destroyed ladder	Hero climbs up (e.g. to a tree) or down (e.g. into a deep cave) by ladder, rope, from branch to branch, etc. The rope etc. breaks or is intentionally destroyed and the hero cannot return to the ground. (All cases of motif K2A, besides the Koreans, also contain motif K2)
k4	The bird nester	Person climbs up a tree or rock or descends to a cave to get eggs or nestlings from the bird's nest. Another person remains on the ground. They get into conflict and/or the first person is unable to get back to the ground

Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 8 Tradition: Canela (Eastern Timbira): Ramkokamekra, Apaniekra
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Cayapo (incl. Kubenkranken, Pau d’Arco, Shikrin or Xikrin)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Craho
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Apinaye (Apinage, Apinaje)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Mehinaku, Waura, Yaulapiti
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Urubu (Urubu-Kaapor)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Sherente
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Ofaie
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Mataco
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Kamayura

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Craho
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Cayapo (incl. Kubenkranken, Pau d’Arco, Shikrin or Xikrin)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Crenye, Gaviões
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Apinaye (Apinage, Apinaje)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Karijona
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Sherente
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Canela (Eastern Timbira): Ramkokamekra, Apaniekra
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Kamayura
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Mehinaku, Waura, Yaulapiti
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Suruí, Gaviâo, Zoro, Arua, Cinta Larga