K18B. The boy stops crying. 19.43.46.67.72.

Men or women consistently approach or hold a little boy in their arms. A parent is someone or someone whose boy stops crying. See motif K18.

Melanesia. Arandai is bintuni.

The coast is the Plateau. Snohomish; colitz; sanpual; kordalen; tillamook; tillamook; ne perse; coutenay.

The Great Plains. Wichita.

Bolivia - Guaporé. Chiriguano.

Chaco. Chorote [Kíxet fertilizes his clenched hand, a boy is born the next day, he walks three days later; K. leaves him on the platform from which he is fishing, he cries; Four girls come successively, trying to hold the boy in their arms; K. marries the one whose boy stops crying; gives people fish, catching it from a bottle tree, fish did not know before; K. takes the form of a Lignum vitae tree; every girl passing by dreams of this tree becoming her husband; at night she comes to one of them in human form, promises to create a river if she accepts it; takes her as his wife; the Fox (Wóiki) becomes a companion, learns the secret of the fish tree; left alone, tries to catch fish, but forgets to close the lid; the stream rushes out, the Fox sinks; K. puts water back with a rod; decides not to keep fish in the tree anymore; creates the Pilcomayo River, which follows him, his rod; the river is filled with fish, the population increases]: Wilbert, Simoneau 1985, NO. 42:77-78.