B112. The person who returned the stolen goods is decorated.. 35.-.37.
The character calls to help do the work (usually transporting property or provisions across the river) and takes away and takes away what he has been entrusted with. A woodpecker or tit returns the stolen goods. The owner of the property paints or dresses the bird, hence the color of its plumage
Nenets (European) [woodpecker], Turukhan Evenks [woodpecker], Irkutsk Evenks [woodpecker], Negidals [woodpecker], Nanais [tit].
Western Siberia. The Nenets {apparently European Nenets: Tereshchenko's husband is a Nenets from the village of Telvisochnoye} [the old man and old woman Wolverine are preparing to cross to the other side; the old man made a boat, is tired, fell asleep; Lisa offered the old woman to transport the property, sailed away with him; the woodpecker promised to help, asked Lisa to give him a ride, made a hole in the bottom; while Lisa was looking for resin, plugged it with a twig, swam back to old woman; she made him beautiful suede clothes (woodpecker color), and the old man forged a strong beak]: Tereshchenko 1949:135-138.
Eastern Siberia. Turukhansky Evenks (Oskoba, upper reaches of Podkamennaya Tunguska, western 1924) [Wolverine's grandmother is waiting for her old man; Lisa offers to transport all her property across the river, takes him away; upon learning about this, Woodpecker asks Lisa to take him into the boat, makes a hole, tells him to pull the property out on shore; The fox goes to repair the boat for resin; the woodpecker plugs the hole with a stick, brings Wolverine's property; she made Woodpecker a beautiful hat and shoes, the old man bound his strong beak]: Osharov 1936a: 36-36 (quail in Voskoboynikov, Menovshchikov 1951:167-169); Evenki (Irkutsk Region) [Lisa suggests that old people have a daughter; the old man lets her herd a cow, she bit it; the old man shouts to his wife, Hold the Fox! ; she hears poorly, Lisa says that the old man told me to give her a bag of bacon; gets into the boat, sails away with her bag; the woodpecker promises to catch up with Lisa; asks her to transport him across the river, makes a hole in the boat; The fox sends him for resin, he brings knots; he goes by himself, the Woodpecker will tar the boat, sails away, returns his property to the elderly; the old man shackled his beak, the old woman sewed a red riding hood; he sat on a knot, ripped himself apart belly, the old woman sewed it up, it remained red]: Voskoboynikov 1960a, No. 2:41-42.
Amur - Sakhalin. Negidals [Dan Drittip swims up in a faint, asks the girl whether to climb a silver or earthen path; smoke a silver or simple pipe; girl: any, any; he climbed up earthen, lit a simple pipe; taking the girl as his wife, loads her dowry, and throws a silver needlework board under the bunk beds; asks: where is the board; the girl returns for her, and D. sails away with everything property; the girl cries; D. met a woodpecker, he (imperceptibly) pierced his fainting; D. brings tar; the woodpecker hides the good, shows the bad, sends D. for a good one; fixed a fainting, swam to the girl, returning her property; she thanks â€" a needle in her claws, on the top of red silk]: Cincius 1982, No. 27:143-144; Nanais [an elderly woman went out to feed the dogs, she is cold; the fox promises to watch for the dogs - let the woman go to the house to warm up, but leave her robe, hat and boots to her; wearing them, she ran away; the crow offered to return the loss, flew away and did not return; the tit offers to return the loss, flies to clifftop house; in the house, foxes eat a crow, alone in a robe, hat and boots; tit shows tricks, foxes laugh; the fox promises to make them laugh even more if they give her a robe, hat and boots; wearing The kidnapped woman brings them away; she cooked berries, fed the tit, painted her forehead with juice; since then, the tits have been bright blue]: Medvedev 1992:153-154.