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Motif

Name_eng:

Fire stealer pretends to be wet and cold

Description:

To steal fire from its owner, person pretends to be wet or cold and is granted permission to sit near the fireplace. In a proper moment the stealer carries the fire away and brings it to people

Name_rus:

Обсохнуть у огня

Description_rus:

Чтобы украсть огонь у его владельца, персонаж притворяется промокшим, продрогшим, а получив разрешение обсушиться, убегает, принеся огонь людям

Motif type:

Adventures and tricks

Motif group:

11 Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior

Motif analysis result:

2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)

3. Only those motifs that are found in Central and South America

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:

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Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.2.4.4	Lingala, (Ba)Ngala, Ntomba, Kioque, (Ki)Bangi, Bolia, Balolo, Boloki, (Ba)Akwa, (U)Poto
1.4.2.1	Dinka, Atuot, Nuer
1.4.3.4	Dholuo (=Luo, Nilotic Kawirondo)
12.3.4.1	Comox, Pentlatch
12.3.5.2	Quileute, Chemakum (Hoh)
12.4.2.1	Menominee
12.4.2.4	Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
12.6.1.3	Karok
13.3.4.2	Catawba, Tutelo
14.1.2.3	Nahuan groups of Puebla and Huasteca after AD1900
14.4.1.2	Colorado (Tsachila)
15.3.2.2	Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”)
15.3.3.1	Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
15.3.3.2	Aguaruna, Huambiza
15.3.6.1	Witoto, Ocaina
15.3.6.2	Bora
15.3.6.3	Andoque
15.7.3.1	Ofaie
15.7.3.4	Kaingang, Xokleng
16.1.2.2	Chamacoco (Ishir)
16.1.3.3	Chorote
16.1.3.4	Mataco
16.1.4.3	Toba (incl Pilaga)
16.1.4.4	Mocovi; Kechua of Santiago del Estero with probable Guaikuruan substratum; Abipon
3.3.2.3	Sardinia, Corsica