D13A. An obscene dance for the Sun. (.12.18.24.36.-.39.47.-.49.52.53.57.59.62.72.)

To make the owner of the fire or sun laugh, others dance indecently, imitate copulation, show off their genitals, or publicly relieve themselves.

West Africa. Bambara [N'Gala created the earth, night The Sun and his wife the Moon; 13 months later she ran from her husband to her seven lovers; the Sun wanted to kill her, but the Earth prevented her; then the Sun was waiting for her on the road and when she crossed it, the earth became dark; this was the first eclipse; people began to gripe, men parodied women, women men; the Sun laughed, let the Light through, the Moon slipped too ; The Sun is still chasing the Moon, but the Earth covers it with darkness every time]: Hampâté Bâ 1994:139-142.

Australia. Nungakhburra (NSW) [there was no fire, people ate food raw or dried it in the sun; the Bootoolgah crane accidentally caught fire by friction, showed his wife the Goonur kangaroo rat; others were told that they baked fish in the sun; the Owl and the Parrot were sent to watch them; the owners of the fire were invited to dance; they were not amused until Bralghas (Brolga) danced; everything, including The crane began to laugh; at this time, the Hawk, who had pretended to be sick before, carried away the fire light; the grass was burning]: Parker 1896:24-26 (Russian translation to Parker 1965:56-60) in Dixon 1916:284 and Waterman 1987, No. 1975 (2): 70 (Waterman does not say that food was baked in the sun); Kamilaroi [everyone eats meat raw, there are traces of blood around his mouth; Raven explains that his face is clean because he cuts meat finely with a knife; to him they don't believe it, they invite you to Corroborie, Shingle-back and Sleepy-Lizard (both Lizards?) they dance, shouting the words of an obscene song and defecating, while jumping, excrement flies to the sides; the Raven is so enthusiastic that the Gur-gur hawk manages to grab his purse, in which the fire is, escape; The raven is chasing, the fire falls on the grass, it lights up; the raven is lying on the grass, trying in vain to extinguish the flame; it turns black, only white circles remain around the eyes]: Mathews 1908, No. 6:304-305 (quoted in Waterman 1987, no. 1975 (1): 70); vongaybon [two old women, the Kangaroo Rat and the Turtledove, kept the fire in a nut; they were invited to dance to steal their fire; Black Kakadu danced, defecating, blood and crap flowed down his leg; the old women laughed, and the Hawk hid the nut in his bag and told Tornado to spread fire; he placed it in all the trees that make fire sticks; The cockatoo has since red spots under its tail and the Hawk is rusty]: Waterman 1987, No. 1975 (3): 70; kabikabi, wakawaka [Viper owns the fire; birds try to get it unsuccessfully; Small The hawk grimacing, the Viper laughs, loses control of the fire]: Waterman 1987, No. 1975 (4): 70; Watjobaluk [Jackass kept fire in its mouth, did not give it to anyone; the Hawk tickled him until he He opened his mouth and the fire did not spread across the ground; Jackass was angry at first, but then laughed at it]: Waterman 1987, No. 1980:71; Kurnai, Oz. Tyers [the huge Frog swallows all the water; animals take obscene positions to make it laugh; this succeeds when the Eel wriggles with its tail on its tail; the frog laughs, the water it pours out, the flood begins; Loon (or Pelican) made a boat and saved many; when they refused to give him a wife, he painted combat paint with clay, turning into a black and white pelican (or stone)]: Waterman 1987, No. 2400 (1): 79; kamilaroi [everyone eats meat raw, blood traces around his mouth; Raven explains that his face is clean because he cuts meat finely with a knife; they don't believe him, they invite him to Corroborie, Shingle-back, and Sleepy-Lizard (both Lizards?) they dance, shouting the words of an obscene song and defecating, while jumping, excrement flies to the sides; the Raven is so enthusiastic that the Gur-gur hawk manages to grab his purse, in which the fire is, escape; The raven is chasing, the fire falls on the grass, it lights up; the raven is lying on the grass, trying in vain to extinguish the flame; it turns black, only white circles remain around the eyes]: Mathews 1908, No. 6:304-305 (quoted in Waterman 1987, No. 1975 (1): 70); yungakhburra (NSW) [there was no fire, people ate raw food or dried it in the sun; the Bootoolgah crane (Butulga) accidentally caught fire by friction, showed it to his wife Goonur the kangaroo rat; others were told they baked fish in the sun; the Owl and the Parrot were sent to watch them; the fire owners were invited to dance; they were not amused until Bralghas danced ( Brolga); everyone, including the Crane, began to laugh; at this time, Hawk, who had pretended to be sick before, carried away the fire light; the grass was burning]: Parker 1896:24-26 (Russian translation to Parker 1965:56-60) in Dixon 1916: 284 and Waterman 1987, No. 1975 (2): 70 (Waterman does not say that food was baked in the sun); vongaybon [two old women, the Kangaroo Rat and the Turtledove, kept the fire in a nut; to steal their fire, their invited to dance; Black Kakadu danced, defecating, blood and crap flowed down his leg; the old women laughed, and Hawk hid the nut in his bag and told Tornado to spread the fire; he put it in everything trees used to make fire sticks; Kakadu has red spots under its tail and the Hawk has rusty colors]: Waterman 1987, No. 1975 (3): 70; kabikabi, wakawaka [by fire Viper owns; birds try to get it unsuccessfully; Little Hawk grimacing, Viper laughs, loses control of the fire]: Waterman 1987, No. 1975 (4): 70; Euahlayi [Blue Crane and Kangaroo Rat they opened fire with friction, hid it from others, said they also baked fish on a seolnchain; people spied, corrobory, Australian cranes (brolga) danced so much that the Kangaroo Rat and The blue crane burst out laughing, others stole their firebag]: Parker 1953:39-42 in Maddock 1970:188.

Malaysia-Indonesia. Vemale [sunny god Tuwale noticed traces of sawn teeth on the mango fruit; found sisters Dapie (moon) and Siloo; to make them laugh, told an ant to bite its genitals, became squirming, the girls laughed, T. saw that D. had sawn teeth; parents did not agree to marry, because T. had a skin disease, they brought a pig instead of his daughter; T. dragged R. underground; the next day she appeared in the form of a moon; T. constantly pursues R. in the sky, and when she catches up and marries her, a solar eclipse occurs]: Knappert 1977b, No. 12:193-194.

Eastern Siberia. Dolgans; Evenks.

Amur-Sakhalin. Orochi; Udege people.

Japan. Ancient Japan [sun goddess Amatherasu suffers seven of the eight heavenly crimes committed by her brother Susanoo; the eighth time she weaves the clothes of the gods, S. throws a ragged stallion inside the weaving chambers; heavenly weavers in fear pricked themselves with shuttles to secret places, died, A. disappeared into the heavenly grotto, blocking the entrance with a rock; the world plunges into darkness, evil gods fill it like flies; goddess Ama-no-Uzume dances in front of the grotto, throwing out her breasts, lowering her skirt, kicking him into an empty cauldron; eight hundred myriads of gods laugh; A. looks out to find out that happens; she is shown a mirror; she comes out of the grotto door; the gods close the grotto behind her]: Kogoshui 1996:304-308; Kojiki 1994, ch. 12:55-57; Nihon Shoki 1997, scroll 1:135- 138; Ainu.

SV Asia. Yukaghirs.

Southeast USA. Chirokee.

California. The spider keeps the fire; to get it, animal people dance obscenely, making it laugh. Synkyon [the baby cries, says he is afraid of fire; animal people learn that the Spider keeps fire in his body; they try to make him laugh; the Skunk dances with his tail lifted; everything, including Spider laughing; humans are ready to burn tar; eel-tail sets fire first; runners take fire away; Vulture flies in a zigzag over dry grass]: Kroeber 1919, No. 4:347; kato [orphan notices fire in the distance; The chief sends runners to bring it; the Spider wraps both hands around the fire; he starts laughing when Coyote, dancing in front of him, licks his genitals; the hummingbird grabs and carries the fire]: Goddard 1909, No. 5: 195-197; Yuki: Curtis 1976 (14) [started as Kroeber; Mouse and Skunk dance, dragging their giblets across the floor; the Spider laughed, the fire blazed, the Dove put a stick into the fire, set fire to the grass, everyone ran away; burning grass The Spider could not chase them]: 170; Kroeber 1932b [people live in the dark, eat meat raw; the Spider owns fire while sitting on it; people drive the orphan Rabbit out into the street; he notices the gleams of fire; The coyote leads his men to the Spider; they dance to make him laugh; The mouse scratches its ass; the Spider laughs, gets up, the Pigeon puts rotten under him, blows away the fire, sets fire to vegetation; The spider burns in world fire; people flee to the lake; many have been burned; since then the Woodpecker has a red head, the Coyote has a yellowish coat, etc.]: 918-919; coastal yucas [little Salamander cries, parents they throw him out of the house; the Coyote discerns words in his cry, the Fire is on the other side; people come to the Spider hiding the fire in his body; everyone is dancing, moving ridiculously; finally, the Coyote does something very funny; The spider laughs, the fire falls out of his mouth, the Coyote grabs the fire; this is how people find fire; parents take the child back]: Gifford 1937, No. 8:121.

Big Pool. Chemeuevi.

Mesoamerica Tepehua.

Honduras-Panama. Kuna.

Southern Venezuela. To make Cayman laugh and fire, the characters dance and relieve themselves. Sanema: Barandiaran 1968 [Cayman Ibaramyo has a fire in his mouth, people eat meat raw; a boy finds a charred leaf in I.'s cave; the boy's father has a party; Tinama chicken, then the Dog defecate at the dancers, everyone laughs except I.; a bird as red as fire defecates into I.'s mouth; he laughs, throwing fire out of his mouth; his tongue is burned, now the caimans have no tongue; a black and white bird blows away fire in her beak, hides it in a tree; I.'s wife tries in vain to fill the tree with urine]: 4-7; Wilbert, Simoneau 1990b, No. 49 [(Colchester 1981:75-78); only Cayman owns fire, Quails eat caterpillars raw; A quail boy finds a charred leaf at Cayman's hammock; people are about to dance but Cayman doesn't laugh; The Bat just got out of the hammock with his classic mother Ant, his penis red and shiny; but Cayman did not laugh then; the Antthrush bird drenched the audience with its excrement, and then Cayman laughed; the tyrant bird caught the fire, Cayman's wife Frog could not fill it urine; fire placed in the cores of trees], 55 [(Borgman MS); only Cayman baked caterpillars on fire; the bird's son found a burnt leaf; people celebrated a party, but Cayman does not laugh; the bird is excrement Queues of everyone present; when he hits Cayman, he laughs too; the birds put fire in the trees], 59 [(Knobloch 197:151); Cayman kept the fire in his mouth; the bird's children found coal on the ground; people became dance, one of the birds defecated on Cayman, carried away the fire; now the fire in the core of the trees]: 111-115, 126-127, 132-133; Yanomam [(Albert MS); Cayman kept fire in his mouth so he had his short tongue and mouth are red; his wife is a Frog; Bird people find baked caterpillars near his house; they danced; Ant Thrush beat himself in the chest, but Cayman just smiled; Wren dances, Cayman laughs, the fire falls from his mouth; the frog fills most of the coals, but the Oropendoles have managed to carry the coals away, put the fire in the core of the trees; the frog curses people, says their children will burn]: Wilbert, Simoneau 1990b, No. 50:116-119; Yanomami: Wilbert, Simoneau 1990b, No. 51 [(Finkers 1986:171-173); people ate raw food, only caiman Iwariwë baked caterpillars; the old woman found under his grilled caterpillar's head with a hammock; people danced; Tohomamoriwë covered everyone with excrement; Cayman laughed; his wife tried to extinguish the fire with urine, but the fire was carried away and placed in trees; Cayman my wife jumped into the water and stayed there], 52 [(Finkers 1986:171-173, sic!) ; only Cayman Iwariwë baked caterpillars; while he and his wife were away, Pokorariyoma found a burnt leaf; people danced; Teshoriwë was the last to dance, Cayman laughed; the fire fell from his mouth, his put in trees; Cayman and his wife jumped into the water and stayed there], 53 [(Becher 1974:33-34); people ate meat raw, Cayman hid the fire in his mouth; the hummingbird began to fly in front of him and fool around; Cayman laughed, fire fell out of his mouth], 54 [(Cocco 1972:381-382); Cayman Ivarivö hides fire under his tongue; others eat meat raw; when he catches a cold, I. sneezes, the fire falls out of his tongue mouth; black bird Yorekitirami stands ready, blows fire, puts it in trees; one woman predicts that the fire will burn, jumps into the water, becomes a frog], 56 [(Lizot MS); Cayman held fire in his mouth, only he baked caterpillars; children find burnt caterpillars; people had fun, Antthrush bared his ass, covered Cayman with excrement, he laughed, the fire fell; Cayman's wife Prueheyoma tried to fill the fire with urine, but Oropendola saved the fire; P. cursed people, saying that this fire would burn corpses, grind leftovers (and eat them)], 57 [(Lizot MS); only Cayman baked caterpillars, others gave raw; the girl found a baked caterpillar; people began to dance, Antthrush drenched the audience with a stream of his excrement; Cayman laughed; his wife Prueheyoma tried to fill the fire with urine, but Oropendola saved the fire; P. cursed people, saying that corpses would be burned in this fire], 58 [(Knobloch 1967:151); Cayman Iwariwe kept fire in his mouth; but he and his wife Iwariome ate bloody meat; Y.'s enemies put down There was a burning barrel in front of him, he and his wife jumped into the water and became caimans]: 120-121, 122-123, 124, 124-126, 128-130, 130-131, 132.

Guiana. Lokono.

NW Amazon. Letuama.

Chaco. Matako.