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m39a4
Motif
Name_eng:
Fool and his shadow
Description:
Fool takes his own shadow for a person who pursues him and gives it his possessions
Name_rus:
Дурак обращается к тени
Description_rus:
Дурак принимает собственную тень за преследующего его персонажа и отдает ей свое имущество
Motif type:
Adventures and tricks
Motif group:
11 Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior
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:
25
ATU ID:
(1681A)
Linked traditions:
Areal ID
Tradition
10.2.2.1
Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
3.2.1.3
Bilin (Blin, Bilen)
3.3.1.6
Galicians
3.3.5.4
Germans: Southeast: Bawaria (incl. Ober Pfaltz), Franken, Bohemia (Sudeten), Austria
4.1.2.5
Byelarusians
4.1.3.2
Russian Pomors (“seasiders): Arkhangelsk province without its southern part (Shengur district and Konosha dstrict), Karelia White Sea coast
4.1.3.3
Russians: Vologda province (incl. Belozersk, Kirillov and Cherepovets districts of form. Novgorod Province)
4.1.3.5
Russian Pomors ('seasiders'): Terski Coast (Murmansk province)
4.2.5.1
Latvians
4.3.2.1
Mari (Cheremis)
4.3.3.2
Bashkirs
5.1.7.4
Laks
5.1.7.4
Laks
5.2.1.1
Georgians
5.2.2.5
Kurds
5.3.2.7
Nawar (Zutt)
5.3.3.2
Mehri; Harsusi, Jibbali (Shahri, Shauri), Hobyot
5.4.2.8
Uzbek
5.6.2.15
Assamese
5.6.2.19
Kumaoni (Central Pahari), incl. Garhwali
5.6.2.7
Nepali; Tharu
6.1.1.5
Kharia
6.1.1.5
Kharia
6.2.1.1
Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)
6.2.4.1
Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
Motifs correlation (top 20):
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m45b
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
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m39a3b
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
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f9g1
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif:
i137
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif:
k124
Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 11 Weight: 455
Motif:
k56b1
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444
Motif:
n32
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 7 Weight: 429
Motif:
m39a5
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 7 Weight: 429
Motif:
l110c
Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 14 Weight: 429
Motif:
k14c1
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif:
a12g
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif:
m201
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif:
m39a2a
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 10 Weight: 400
Motif:
k73b6
Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 13 Weight: 385
Motif:
m188a
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif:
m141a
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif:
l90c
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif:
k35c2
Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 16 Weight: 375
Motif:
k27x8
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 11 Weight: 364