K48A. Birds on a hat. 44.-.47.49.
Thehero's costume and/or hat is decorated with live birds or animals. Usually an antagonist steals clothes, pretends to be a hero, but the birds and animals on his headdress are silent or shout differently. See motif K48.
The Midwest. Menominee [the young man's grandfather is always lying on the floor, overgrown with moss; the young man finds his brother, whose bottom is wooden; the brother says that his grandfather did it, that he also wants to kill him, warns of dangers; grandfather sends a young man to bring his wives; he gives tobacco to the Cranes, the Cougars, they let him in; he goes in to two women, runs back, the Cranes, the Cougars don't detain him, the women kill them for it; he, followed by women they run into the house, he takes them as his wife; the grandfather shoots him, he dodges; he shoots, kills his grandfather; turns into a feather, flies (to heaven?) , cuts off the bottom of his brother's body, the bottom falls, the brother becomes whole again; the young man goes to look for the Stupid Girl; on the way, the old man stops him, they smoke, the old man lengthens the day, the young man falls asleep, the old man changes from in his guise, takes his ear jewelry â€" live hummingbirds; the impostor throws a young man into the water; marries the Stupid Girl; her younger sister picks up the abandoned man, takes him in husbands; impostor says it's his dog; kills lynxes and young man turns decks into bears; spits, turkeys appear; impostor spits, bugs appear; Stupid Girl steals one a bear, he becomes a deck again; the young man climbs into an empty log, regains his appearance; gives the impostor his appearance, turns his head into a hawk; returns to two wives, gives a new one to his brother]: Bloomfield 1928, #108:469-483.
Northeast. Seneca.
Plains. Omaha and ponka; iowa; sheyens; skidy pawnee; kiowa.
Southeast USA. Screams; alabama; koasati; natchez.
Big Pool. Northern shoshones.