D4h1. Malinovka produces fire .16.18.44.

A small songbird (robin, queen, wren) makes fire for people.

Scots [robin], French (Haute-Brittany) [robin], French (Normandy) [wren], Walloons [wren], Flemish [wren], Boindique [robin], Cape Grafton [ wren], western marsh crees [robin].

Western Europe. The French (Haute-Brittany) [Malinovka brought fire, but her feathers were burned; all the birds pened her, but the Owl refused; since then, if the Owl flies out during the day, the little birds gather around and scream, especially Malinovka reproaches her for her pride; Becherel near Rennes says that Malinovka flew to hell for fire]: Sébillot 1882 in Rouzel 1996:152; French: Dähnhardt 1910 : 94-95 (Normandy) [At the request of people, Sylvia troglodytes flew to heaven for fire, brought it to the ground, was badly burned; all the birds gave him their feathers; the owl did not, and since then it has been hiding from others birds], 95 [1) Normandy; Wren brought fire from the sky, burned; all the birds gave him their feathers; the Cuckoo did not give it and is now despised; when Wren brought fire, Malinovka came close to him, hers the breast was also burnt; 2) Normandy; only the Wren decided to fly to heaven for fire; God warned him that he could get burned; when he brought fire to the ground, all his feathers burned; the birds gave him a pen, so it is colorful; The Bat did not give, the birds rushed at her, she now decides to fly out only at night; 3) dep. Loiret (south of Paris); Wren carried fire from the sky, handed to Malinovka, that Lark, so the fire hit people; 4) Démuin; fire brought people from the sky Wren, burned, the birds gave him a pen; only The owl did not give, since then it hides from other birds, flies out at night; 5) Bayeux; Wren brought fire from the sky, burned], 96 [Fr. Guernsey; Wren brought fire, the breast was burned, turned red]; Rouzel 1996 [1) Normandy; Korolek brought the fire; 2) The robin flew to the sky for the fire, the Wren lit it]: 153; Flemish [because the wren flew above everyone else, he was sent to heaven to bring fire; he returned with fire carrying it on his chest, so his breast turned red]: Van den Berg 2000, No. 96:114; wallons [the fire was in heaven; God asked the birds to carry it to the ground; the swallow carried fire on its tail, it burned the middle of its tail, she threw the fire, returned to heaven; the wren carried on feathers, did not throw it, but burned naked; all the birds gave He does not pen, so he is colorful; only the Owl did not give it, so he hides from other birds, flies only at night]: Dähnhardt 1910:95-96; Scots [giant Gimradh embodies winter, Samradh embodies summer; fighting , G. ran S.; wren began to warm his heart, and the robin flew for the fire; found a fire in a house in the forest, brought a coal; since the robin pressed the coal to her chest, she has red feathers]: Loseva et al. 1959 [fox to wolf: the ox has his name written on his hind legs, I can't read it because of illiteracy; the wolf leaned to look, the ox killed him with a hoof blow; the fox caught the rabbit and was glad that now no need to share with a wolf]: 51-53.

Australia. Buandique [owned the fire by Kakadu in the east, hid it in a tuft on his head; he was given the skin of a killed kangaroo, Prite (a bird?) watched him get fire; Malinovka took the fire, burned her breast; Kakadu identified her by this stain, wanted to beat her, but she flew up a tree and stayed there]: Thomas 1906:246-247; Cape Grafton (Queensland) [there was no fire on the ground; Wren (Malarus sp.) flew, brought fire from the sky, hid it under its tail; indicated the types of wood from which to get fire by friction, but people only rubbed their hands; one the man turned around and burst out laughing when he saw a red spot on Wren's tail; he taught him how to get fire, the stain on his tail remained]: Roth 1903 in Maddock 1970:188, in Dixon 1916:283;.

The Midwest. Western Swamp Cree (Manitoba) [the old man keeps the fire, the birds are happy; the old man is sick, the Bear hates fire, tramples on it; Robin blows a sparkle, her feathers are burning, she spreads fire; her breast turned red]: Cresswell 1923:406.