B38D. The Raven and the Owl. .29.36.38.40.
TheRaven and the Owl paint each other.
Karachays, Balkans, Evens, Japanese, Asian Eskimos, Labrador Eskimos, Baffin Land.
Caucasus â€" Asia Minor. Karachays [The Crow and Owl were white, the Raven offered to paint each other; Owl liked the coloring book, she also made the Raven beautiful; then she envied her, poured all the soot on her, flew away; the crow turned black, promised revenge]: Dzhurtubayev 2007:24; Balkarians (Western 1060) [the owl and the crow were white, they decided to paint each other; the crow painted the owl beautifully; then the owl painted the crow beautifully; afraid that it would be more beautiful than herself, poured out the remaining soot on it and flew away]: Malkonduev 2017:143-144.
Eastern Siberia. The Evens [the crow and the owl were friends and were white, decided to paint; the crow tried for a long time, the owl liked it, but decided that it was boring to paint for a long time; told the crow to close her eyes while she was hers paints, poured black paint on the crow and flew away; since then, the crow hates the owl]: Robbeck 2005:203-204.
Japan. The Japanese, including the north of the Ryukyu Islands: Ikeda 1971, 249J I. The White Raven asked the Owl to paint it. II. (1) He was mistakenly painted black. (2) The raven came last among the birds and then asked for one thing or the other, testing the Owl's patience. (3) While it was being painted, the Raven twitched with excitement and moved, Owl ran out of patience. III. Now seeing the Owl, the Raven attacks her, so she hides during the day. IV. Hawk asked for a favor, but didn't pay. The Raven was painting, now, seeing the Hawk, he croaks, demanding payment. In these versions, the Hawk and the Raven can change roles]: 60-61; Japanese: Markova 1956 [the owl painted the birds; the raven asked to paint it beautifully; the owl planted it in a pot with black ink; the raven promised to take revenge on her; now the owl is afraid of him and hides during the day]: 105; 1991 [The crow is tired of the white outfit; the owl offers any dress, but he wants an unprecedented color; then Owl dyes his clothes black; The raven is angry, and since then he rushes to the Owl, during the day she hides in hollows]: 241; 2000 [The owl was a dyer, God told her to paint the birds in different colors; the Raven was the last to have the Owl left black paint only]: 83.
The Arctic. Asian Eskimos (Naukan) [two options; Owl and Raven are white, decide to color each other; The Raven painted the Owl long and diligently, the Owl poured black paint on him when he closed his eyes eyes; crows and owls have been at odds ever since]: The Meners 1972:53-54; 1985, No. 6:32-33; Labrador Eskimos: Hawkes 1916:160 [Owl and Raven quarrel; Owl knocks a lamp over the Raven, making it black ]: 15; Baffin Land (Cumberland Sound): Boas 1888 [The Raven makes black and white clothes for the Owl, the Owl makes white clothes for the Raven; he does not sit still while trying on; in his hearts the Owl knocks over it has fat and soot]: 641; 1901-1907, No. 39 [as in Boas 1888; they adorn each other's clothes]: 220-221.