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Motif

Name_eng:

A bird laid an egg

Description:

In the beginning of time a bird flies, lays an egg or eggs, different objects and creatures emerge from them or a bird drops some solid substance on the waters and the dry land or an island appear

Name_rus:

Птица снесла яйцо

Description_rus:

В начале времен птица летает, сносит яйцо или яйца, из них вылупливаются различные объекты или существа, либо птица летит и бросает на воды кусочки тверди, из них возникает земная суша или остров

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

03 Cosmogony, the earth and the sky, etiology of the elements, natural and biological phenomena (fire, water, soil, thunderstorms, dream, etc.), cataclysms and cosmic threats, spirits of nature

Motif analysis result:

1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
3.1.1.1	Ancient Egypt
6.4.4.4	Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
4.2.2.2	Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
4.2.4.2	Estonians
4.2.3.1	Finns
7.2.3.7	Hawaii
4.2.2.4	Ingrians
4.2.3.2	Karelians
6.1.1.5	Kharia
4.3.1.1	Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
9.2.1.1	Mansi
7.2.2.1	Maori, Moriori (Chatam Islands)
4.3.2.1	Mari (Cheremis)
4.3.2.2	Mordvins
9.10.1.1	Nanai
6.4.1.2	Nicobarese
5.1.5.2	Nogai
9.1.1.4	Siberian Tatars
6.1.1.8	Sora (Savara, Saora), Parenga
6.4.8.4	Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
9.1.3.3	Tofa (Karagas)
9.10.1.3	Udeghe
4.2.3.3	Vepsians
4.2.4.1	Votians