K27z4a. The cripple demands his leg back, ATU 978. .17.23.29.
Thecripple claims that the visitor's father took his leg (eye) and did not return it. The person's wife or himself, on someone's advice, promises to return the leg (eye) to the cripple if he gives the other one as a model.
Iraqi Arabs, Jibbali, Yemen, Socotra, Dogri, Nepalis, Bengalis, Gondas, Balkarians.
{Uther 2004 (1): 609 also includes Swedes, Spaniards, Bulgarians, and Macedonians among the traditions familiar with the plot. At least the summary of the Bulgarian text of the K27z4a motif does not contain, so Macedonians also doubt its presence. For Spaniards, the reference is not to a relevant (very complete) index, but to a specific publication. At the very least, this means that the motive is extremely rare and, quite possibly, completely non-existent. The same is the case with the Swedes, with reference to Schier 1983, which is Icelandic, not Swedish, fairy tales. There is no such story in the Swedish collection (Schier 1971). However, it seems to be represented in Arab traditions, because al-Shami specifically noted its presence for the story 978}.
Western Asia. Iraqi Arabs, Jibbali (probably recorded in Dhofar), Yemen [To return the eye to the one-eyed man. "Let me have your other so that I can see whether the one I bring you matches]: El-Shamy 2004, No. 978:678-679; Socotra [a woman has a beautiful daughter for marriage; from each of her daughter's suitors, a woman Demands to herd three camels and bring them back in the evening; the woman knew that there were robbers in the pasture; a woman with a child approached the boy; said that he was a father, let him give one camel, or else call people; then a one-eyed man came up: you knocked out my eye, give me the camel; I had to give it back; a third man asked me to sell him a leash; the guy sold it, and he took the camel away with a leash; this man held butcher shop; the guy asks to sell him his head (camels); took out his sword: you sold me your head; he had to give him two camels; the guy demanded a second eye from the one-eyed man, since he had already knocked him out first; he had to give two camels; demanded that the woman split the child in half by cutting it; she had to give her two camels; now the girl's mother gave it to her boyfriend, but she could not enter in the evening allowed; brought her to a palm grove and ordered her pubic hair to be disassembled, separating the dead from the living; he got down to it, and the woman wrote about it; the guy left, and the woman complained to the sensible man: I asked him to separate dried shoots from living ones in a palm grove, but he didn't; man to guy: was it true? guy: yes, but when I got down to business, water poured out of the wadi and took away all the shoots; the woman agreed that this was the case; after receiving the girl, the guy met her in the house 9 times and the 10th out; the daughter reported mother, which was only 9 times and the 10th was away from home and without ejaculation; a woman to an intelligent person: I gave him 10 kids to herd, and he brought him back only 9; man to guy: is that right? guy: yes, I brought house 9 and the 10th died at the door; the woman agreed that was so; man: then give him his payment; the woman covered the well with a cloth to make the guy fall in; but her daughter reported about this guy; when a woman led him to the well, he threw her there and she died; the guy married her daughter and took him home]: Naumkin et al. MS, â„– 19.
South Asia. Dogry: Brown, No. 49 in Thompson, Roberts 1960, #978:123; Nepalis [no one wants to marry a lazy guy who promises to hit his wife; one girl married him; gave him a hundred rupees, sent earn money; you can earn money, then hit; the young man went into the same house; there he was one-legged: your father took my leg to fix it and did not return it; the young man had to pay 50 rupees; in another house he was blind in one eye; the same the other 50 rupees; in the third, the mistress: if my chicken sings with a rooster, you will become my slave, if not, the woman will give the guest all the property; the chicken sang; the wife went to look for her husband; told the one-legged that she had father-in-law has many legs - you need a second leg to find the first one; took the cutter; one-legged returned the money; the same one-eyed; in the woman's house she hears a conversation between a chicken and a rooster in the basket under her basket; changed birds in places; when the rooster screamed, it was the rooster who was under the basket; all the mistress's property, including the slave, went to the young man's wife; he respected his wife]: Sakya, Griffith 1984:130-133; Bengalis : Bradley-Birt 1920, No. 10 [When dying, the merchant advises his son to live in peace, because the accumulated property is enough for this; and in any case not to go to the country of Deceivers in the east; however, the young merchant nevertheless began to trade, lost a lot of money; once again, he was caught in a storm and found himself off the coast of that country; the merchant shot and killed a heron; the laundress who was nearby began to pretend to terrible grief and say that the heron was his father, who helped him in his work; at the request of the laundress, one of the merchant's ships was confiscated by the king; a woman with two children called herself the wife of the young merchant's father , asked for maintenance money; at her request, the king confiscated the second ship; the barber shaved the merchant and demanded payment for the third ship, the king decided in his favor; the one-eyed man said that at one time lent an eye to the merchant's father, and now he wants to return it; the king confiscated the last ship; the merchant went on foot and met the robbers; their leader decided to help him, taught him how to address the king; 1) the laundress's father - a heron, but he just ate his own merchant father, who guided the ship like a fish; 2) a woman with children is really my stepmother, I would like to take them home and take care of them; 3) a barber I had to return everything after the merchant and the robbers began rubbing his body with nettles; 4) the one-eyed man was required to have a second eye to find him a mate among the many kept in the treasury merchant; this is how the merchant got all four ships back]: 53-58; Devi 1915 [the merchant's son said he would only marry a girl who would agree to spank her five times every day; found a daughter village merchant, got married; the merchant's son took off his shoe, the wife said: "Oh my husband, I'll let you hit me with my shoe five times, but only when the things you've earned are in this house by yourself. In the meantime, everything in here doesn't belong to you but to my father-in-law!" ; the son went to trade; stopped for the night at the spring; she hid her silver bowl among his belongings; in the morning she said that the bowl was gone and that whoever found it would have to give everything property; took the cup out of his bag, the merchant gave her all the goods; went on, met the lame man; he said he had pledged his leg to his father; demanded to take the money and return his leg; the merchant had to give him money; then he met a one-eyed man, who said he had pledged his eye to his father; demanded to take the money and return his eye; the merchant gave him the last money; came to the butter maker, he took him to as an assistant; the merchant sat in front of the press all day and squeezed oil from sesame seeds; wrote a letter to his father: "I bow low to you, father! I'm happy with my fate. I rose high, and I had great riches in my hands. Your son"; having received the letter, the father was happy; called his daughter-in-law, began to boast; the daughter-in-law read it and realized that her husband was not rich and everything in the letter was fiction; dressed in a man's suit, went with her servants to her husband; arrived in the village where he worked; promised the butter maker whatever he wanted in exchange for an assistant; the butter maker agreed, took gold; the young merchant did not recognize his wife in dressed as a man and went to her service; she, having prepared cookies and salty foods, told the servants to eat as much as they wanted, but did not dare to drink; the merchant son disobeyed, and on the orders of his wife they gave him two stamps; on the way back she shot a deer and told the servants to take a deer's leg and eye with them; we met a one-eyed rogue who demanded his eye; a woman: "Many people pledge their eyes to us gave. Well, take out and weigh your eye, and then we'll find an equal weight"; the rogue got scared, left; met a lame man, the woman told him to tear off and weigh his leg first (only then he'll get it for sure the same one); then they stopped at the house at the spring; she took her silver bowl and hid it among the merchant's wife's belongings; when the thing fell asleep, the wife took out the bowl and put it in its original place; in the morning the bowl was not found in travelers, but in the belongings of the hostess; therefore, as agreed in advance, the merchant's wife received all the good things; when they arrived at her native village, the merchant's wife told the servants that she should go away; came home, She changed into her usual dress; then a merchant came and said to his wife: "I have been to distant countries and brought great wealth. Now I can buy you a shoe," she replied, "Tell me first who branded your back? Who bought you and brought you home? After all, all the money you took from home is gone. What kind of wealth did you get that you're so anxious about?" ; merchant apologized]: 127-137 (Zograf translation 1976 {says "Uttar Pradesh, Hindi translation, but this is exactly the text Devi has; Thompson, Roberts 1960:18 states that the texts are from Devi refer to Bengal}: 218-223); gondas [when dying, the father tells his son to go everywhere but avoid the Rewa kingdom; but the young man went there; asked the boys to collect him a dung for the fire, promises to give them "what something or something else"; the young man galloped away from them; went to the crooked old woman; she said that his father borrowed her eye and did not return it, so she would take the young man's eye; the young man promised in a few days bring the old woman her eye; but he had to leave the horse as collateral; when he heard the young man's story, the jackal asked him to bring him two bottles of alcohol and a chicken - then he would help; taught him what to do with the old woman; boys But throwing crushed peas is "something"; they rushed to pick it up; taking an awl, told the old woman to give her second eye for comparison - "the father has many eyes in the chest"; the old woman agreed, the young man pulled her out eye and galloped away]: Elwin 1944, No. 26.3:486-488.
(Wed. The Balkans. Bulgarians [1 entry; the merchant enters a country where everyone deceives and robs him (etc.); {the text (or at least his summary) does not contain the stated motive, but is mentioned in Uther 2004 (1 ); accordingly, the reference to the Macedonian text in the same place}]: Daskalova-Perkovska et al. 1994, No. 978:365) is also in doubt.
Caucasus - Asia Minor. Balkarians [when the king grew old, his wife finally gave birth to a son and soon died; he took a new one; scientists said that if the boy lived to be 12, he would live a long life, and that he was young years old will become a great scientist; when a boy is 8 years old, teachers are going to test him; but it was predicted that if at that time for 7 days a boy spoke, he would die; his stepmother promised to talk the boy; he is silent; she invites him to expedite the death of his father; the boy continues to remain silent; then the stepmother says that he is planning to kill his father; the king orders the execution of his son, but the seven courtiers ask wait and tell stories that testify to women's cunning; after 7 days, the boy spoke and said that his boy was 5 years old and a deep old man taller; talked about them; three friends found the jewel, left with the old woman, went to resolve the dispute with Sharia; in the morning they sent one to that old woman for the comb; he shouts from a distance: he does not give it! The other two, thinking it's a hairbrush, are screaming, Dai! The old woman gave the jewel, the one who received it disappeared; the judge ordered her to reimburse the cost; the boy to the old woman: tell the judge that you have the jewel and you give it back if all three require it; as for old man, then one man brought a load of sandalwood to a place where there was no sandalwood; slave: our stoves are heated with sandalwood; the owner threw several pieces of sandalwood into the fire; expressed his willingness to buy sandalwood (of course, cheap); the man promised to think and went around the city; two met: you and I bet and you promised to either drink the sea or give up your fortune; a man without one eye: you stole my eye and inserted for yourself, and if you don't give it back, you'll give your fortune; the old woman sent a man to Efendi; how can they supply all the seawater? Let man demand to compare his eye with a one-eyed eye to determine whether his eye was really his; the curve would not agree to part with his only eye; the king admired the wisdom of his son and executed wife]: Tulchinsky 1903:66-75.