B46a1. The Big Dipper is robbers .15.27.29.30.33.34.

The stars of the Ursa Major are thieves or robbers.

Basques, Italians, Greeks, Bulgarians, Macedonians, Kalmyks, Kumyks, Nogais, Turks, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Karakalpaks, Kyrgyz, Altaians, Khakas.

Southern Europe. Basques [Big Dipper: Seven Thieves, Five Stars, Six Stars, Chicken with Chickens {clearly transferred from the Pleiades}, Shepherd with a Key, Herd of Oxen, Oxen Thief; Little Bear:" Seven Stars", "Seven Thieves", "Seven Goats"]: Knörr 2001:412

The Balkans. Greeks [Ursa Major - "robbers"]: Mladenova 2005:80; Bulgarians [Big Dipper - "haiduks"; Haiduks stole one of the Pleiades stars (vlasite); now it's weak Star (obviously Alcor) Ursa Major; Pleiades are still chasing them]: Mladenova 2005:80; Macedonians [=Cenev 2014:187-188; 7 stars Ursa Major - Aramiya, Ajduci {haiduks}, Komiti (fighters against Turks); Alcor is a child they stole; in Orache: Aramiit stole a sheep from their godfather and carries it with them; or one of the Pleiades sisters (Vlascite) was stolen]: Tsenev 2004:76, 81-83.

Caucasus - Asia Minor. Kalmyks [a righteous boy sheltered a Gelung monk; the boy is instructed to follow the camel; the 7 thieves he meets ask for information about their future rebirth; answer: they must turn into 7 stars; in front of the boy, thieves turn into stars (Ursa Major) and at the same time steal one of the Pleiades stars (Mchn); the stolen star is near the third of the seven stars; if only a star The Pleiades were not stolen, all living things would freeze in winter]: Bakayeva 2009:68; Kumyks, Nogais [The Pleiades consisted of six brothers and sisters, and the Big Dipper consisted of six brothers; they kidnapped Sister Pleiades, Ursa Major has seven stars, the constellation is called Ettegen]: Gamzatov, Dalgat 1991:305; Nogais [Ursa Major - "seven horse thieves", "seven robbers"; they chase Ak-at and Kok-at (two stars of the Ursa Minor bucket) all night long; they are tied to the North Star (Temirkazyk is an "iron stake")]: Kapayev 2012:172; Turks [Seven Big Brothers Female bears stole the daughter of the Pleiades; the legend has been recorded twice in southern Turkey, but is likely to be more widespread]: Mladenova 2006:81.

Iran - Central Asia. Uzbeks [Big Dipper - Yetti Karakchi ("seven robbers")]: Kary-Niyazov, Borovkov 1942:229.

Turkestan. Kazakhs: Abishev 1949 [Ak boz at, kτk boz at - White gelding and Grey gelding, entangled with a rope, the end of which is tied to the Iron Cola (North Star), graze in the meadow; they are guarded by a watchman ; Seven horse thieves (Big Dipper) want to steal this end and watch them all night; the same Zheti Karakshy is credited with stealing his daughter from the Pleiades; the Arabs called the big star of the bucket handle Mizar (horse), and the little one is Alcor (rider); the Kazakhs have Alcor a kidnapped girl]: 12-14; Kuftin 1916 [Ak-boz-at and Kok-boz-at horses (white and blue, the two extreme stars) walk around Temir-Kasyk (North Star) on the arcana]: 12-14; Kuftin 1916 Ursa Minor); seven thieves (Jetty Karakchi, seven stars of Ursa Major) try to untie them; when one gets rid of it, the world will end]: 126; Nurzhanova 1971:234 [Big Dipper - Zheti Karakshi - "seven robbers", Jeti Kart - "seven elders"]; Potanin 1883, No. 35k (near art. Semiyarskaya on the Irtysh) [The Jety-Karaksha had seven brothers; they stole one of their two daughters from Urker (Pleiades); the stolen name was Kalpe, the rest of Zurya]: 200, 784 [(according to Valikhanov, hand); Big Dipper - Jets Karachi, the souls of seven robbers who stole during the day and repented at night, for which they were turned into stars after death; these seven thieves have a kidnapped daughter Pleiades]; 1893:319 [(near Petropavlovsk); a rich man did not sell his horse for any money; chained him with an iron chain to Temir Kazyk (North Star); he watched day and night, alternating with his daughter; seven people have conspired to steal a horse, this is Jety-Karak ("seven thieves", B. Bear)], 321 [Naarun-Zarkum owned many horses; the black mare brought a foal every night, but it was always kidnapped by someone; young Gali, N.'s son, watched and shot a monstrous bird; grows up, rides that mare's foal to marry the bride; puts an iron stake in the field, ties a horse to it, puts seven scarecrows around (jety karakchi); every day he finds a horse on the spot, and thieves find only a stake and a scarecrow; one day everything disappears; the bride says that the thieves, through prayer, have approved the stake (North Star), the horse and the scarecrow (Little Bear) in the sky; the horse is waiting for the owner; when he comes, the world will end]; 1972b No. 6 [Big Dipper - Alty Karakchi; the seventh, smaller star is princess; the thief closest to her will marry her]: 55; Chuloshnikov 1924 [Polyarnaya the star is Temir-Kassyk ("iron stake"); "two white horses" are tied to him on a rope; if one unties, the world is over; Jets Karakchi ("seven thieves"), seven stars of the Ursa Major, are trying to untie them; these are the souls of seven robbers who stole during the day and repented of their sins at night; for this they were turned into stars after death; Kazakhs did not know other non-passing stars]: 243; Svyatsky 1961 [(said the teacher A.B. Baitursunov from Orenburg in 1910); The North Star is a stake to which two horses, light and pale (Ursa Minor), are tied to an arcana; they walk around a stake, and seven thieves (Ursa Major) seek to steal them; when stolen, the world will end]: 112; Karakalpaks [Big Dipper - "seven robbers"]: Baskakov 1967:418; Karakalpaks [North Star - Temirkazyk zhuldyzy ( "iron stake, horse riding"); two horses (these are two stars) are attached to it: white (ak) and blue (kk); they are constantly moving around Horse Riding; there are 7 robber stars next to it (Big Bear); one day, a peri came to the Horseback to say that 7 robbers were going to steal those horses; Allah gathers angels and orders the robbers to be frozen; if they steal horses, the prophet in the future will be left without horses; horses are still in place]: Alimbetov 2014 (vols. 77-80): 26-27; Karakalpaks [Urker girl and her forty girls were attacked by thousands of troops; 40 the girls could not resist their enemies, asked Allah for help; the angels took the girls to heaven, this cluster is called Urker {Pleiades}; but W.'s only younger sister remained in the hands of enemies; Urker she asked Allah to return her sister; when the angel and younger sister almost reached W., seven robbers in the sky {7 stars of the Ursa Major} appeared in front of him and began to beg: we have There is no one to cook and do laundry, please give the girl for one of us; with the consent of younger sister W., married her to one of the robbers]: Aimbetov 2014b: 27-28; Kyrgyz: Brudny, Eshmambetov 1963 [seven robbers kidnapped the Pleiades daughter, asked the North Star for help; she told the Pleiades that they could try to get their daughter back themselves if they wanted; since then, the Seven (Ursa Major) circling around the North Star, hiding the kidnapped, the Pleiades chase them]: 340-341; 1989 [seven thieves kidnapped the Pleiades Daughter; the Golden Cole refused to catch up with them, the Pleiades are still chasing the Family Robbers (Ursa Major) who hide the kidnapped; after losing a daughter, the Pleiades radiate only cold from grief; when seen in the sky, the nights are cold]: 373-374.

Southern Siberia - Mongolia. Altaians: Katash 1978 [seven khans robbed, they were Big Mouth, Long Arm, Sorcerer, Slukhach, Runner, Strongman, Big Eye; each saved everyone using their abilities (e.g. Big Eye his mouth drank water, spewed it in a hot furnace); Pure spirit (= Ulgen) forced them to commit suicide, they became the stars of B. Bears (Jeti Kaan)]: 10; Khakas [Khan-Chigetey is the father of the Pleiades; once seven Khan brothers stole one of his daughters; he rushed in pursuit, but brothers on the mirrored surface of Sky Lake Tigir köl rose to heaven and turned into seven stars of Ursa Major; HC shot them with a bow and nailed them to the sky with an arrow; since then, the Ursa Major has been circling around the HC arrow, which became Polar star; Alcor is the stolen daughter of HC; the remaining 6 sisters are the Pleiades; HC himself has become the constellation of Boopas and is forever chasing the Ursa Major; when he catches up with seven Khan brothers, the last one will come year of peace]: Butanayev 2003:48.