K65c2. Man and tiger. 21.23.

A woman or female animal gives birth to several sons, including a human and a tiger.

Tibetans, Rai, Meitei, Rengma, Mao, Oraons.

Tibet is the Northeast of India. The Tibetans [the mouse wanted to give birth to the strongest child, then the most beautiful; the smartest; gave birth to a tiger cub, a peacock, a boy named Hlacin; the tiger and peacock went to the tigers and peacocks, they promised to help; the barber saw a boy whose nails and hair were not cut; offered to cut his hair; hair scraps turned into gems, nails into turquoise; when he found out, the prince wanted to hold H. as a source of jewelry; accused him of going to his forest; if he brought four tigers, he would forgive him; his mother gave H. tiger hairs, the tiger brother brought a hundred tigers, and the prince took four; Now the prince requires four peacocks to sit on the towers; if he fulfills the assignment, he will receive a princess; the peacock brother brought; the prince: let your mother and mouse defeat my elephant; the mouse smeared the body with poison, the elephant climbed into the trunk, which died; the prince had to give her daughter; after the death of her father-in-law H. reigned]: Komissarov 1997:157-162; Meitei [Juru Mosiro's woman was lying on the top of the hill; she was enveloped in a cloud and she conceived; gave birth to three sons: Lai (elder), Tiger (middle) and Man (younger); they took turns taking care of the mother, but she felt good only with the youngest; when she was old, both decided that she had better die; her son gave her an infusion of pepper, but then she felt much better; but she eventually died; her son set up many false graves so that it was impossible to know exactly where her mother was buried ; the returning Tiger looked for his mother's body and was upset; Lai began to comfort him by hugging his neck; therefore, the tiger could not turn his head and look around; the brothers decided to separate; who was the first runner if he touches a bunch of grass on a stick in the distance, he will live on the plain; Lai warned the Man that the Tiger would certainly overtake him; let him take his bow with him and knock down the bundle with an arrow first the Tiger reaches the stick; as a result, tigers have lived in the mountains and people in the plains; Lai has become a spirit invisible to humans; he has changed the eyes of humans and dogs, so dogs see at night, and humans - no; Lai asked the man if he wanted to eat green or red peppers; he replied that both; so people are both young and old; while Man and Tiger were still living together, Tiger asked where Man is will sleep; he showed and placed a trough of water covered with a sheet; at night, the Tiger rushed to tear the Man to pieces, but was in a trough; the Man asked the Tiger what he was most afraid of; Tiger: sound "Croc, croc"; The man tied a rattle to the tail of a sleeping Tiger and started knocking; the Tiger ran into the forest in horror and never returned]: Oinam et al. s.a.; rai [it was raining, a lake formed on the ground, the wind formed brought leaves there, the first plant grew from them, gave birth to a creator goddess, different groups have her name Salapa, Paruhang, Ruwasila, etc.; she learns about the male character living in the sky, sends for him; His appearance seems disgusting to her (var.: he has a huge goiter); then he dries all the water bodies, leaves his seed or urine on the leaf; not knowing what kind of liquid it is, the woman drinks it, gives birth to a tiger, a bear, a monkey or a dog, other creatures, and then a person; The tiger quarrels with the mother but cannot bury it; the bear eats parts of her body; The person is indignant, sends both to the forest; in some cases episode explains the origin of the spirits responsible for death]: Ebert, Gaenszle 2008:7; rengma [the first woman came out of the earth through the pangolin hole; gave birth to the Spirit, then the Tiger, then the Man; when became ill and afraid to stay with the tiger; the spirit and man sent him away when his mother was dying, buried him under the hearth so that the tiger would not find her; at night, the spirit felt that the tiger was trying to get up to eat man; the brothers decided that the first to touch the banana would go the right way in life, and the other would wag; the spirit paved a straight path for man, and the tiger a winding path; gave the man a bow, the man fired an arrow, she touched the banana before the tiger reached; the tiger went to the forest, told him not to take wives from his family; the man asked the tiger what he was most afraid of: a shepherd's horn; the man wove a mat, woven it into it The tail of a tiger sitting next to him was strangled into a horn; the tiger rushed across the field, knocking down plants with a mat; under the threat of strangling him again, the man forced him to fix it]: Mills 1937:265-367; mao: Beck et al. 1987, No. 89 [Jilly Mosiro lived on a high, windy plateau; became pregnant from clouds that swam from south to north; gave birth to three sons: Ora (god), Okhe (tiger), Aliyu (human); they grew up and the mother realized that she loved her youngest, A., more than others; her mother grew old, her sons took turns staying with her; she felt unwell when it was God's turn, the tiger, and she felt good when a man was left with her; both wanted her to die when her youngest son was with her; he decided to poison her with a decoction of peppers, but after drinking it she recovered; but one day her mother realized that she was really going to die; told a man should bury her in secret and turn her grave into a place where the fire would burn for cooking; after burying his mother, the man set up many imaginary graves; the tiger began to look for a place where his mother was buried, but he did not find him; God calmed him down and touched his neck; since then, the tigers have not been able to turn their necks, but turn their whole body; the brothers decided to separate; let the place where they lived go to the first will touch a bunch of grass attached to the tree; God's elder brother was not going to compete and told the man how to defeat the tiger: shoot a bunch of grass with a bow; so the man stayed in the valley and the tiger went to the forest; God did not want man to see him, changed his and his dog's eyes; since then people do not see spirits, but dogs can see; knowing that the tiger wanted to eat it, the man said he would sleep on on the floor, and he left a trough of water there and covered it with a blanket; when he saw the tiger wet, the man was frightened (realizing that he tried to kill him); asked what the tiger was most afraid of; tiger: the sounds of crack crack (this is blows to the tambourine and the sound of a horn); the tiger wove a mat, fell asleep; the man tied a mat around him and tied a jug to his tail; began to blow a piece of bamboo; the tiger rushed to run; what fell off the tail, named the tracts on the road from Chajikhro to Ojhakhro]: 270-273; Mao 2009 [the first woman Dziilimosiiro (Dziilimosiia) lay spread her legs under a tree in Makhriifii (Makhel); it is believed that this Mao, Angami, Poumei and Chakhesung finished wandering; she was dragged around a cloud, water entered her vagina, she conceived, gave birth to Okhe (tiger), Orah (god, spirit) and Omei (man); when she was old and ill, The brothers took turns caring for her; the Tiger lists all the parts of her body, each time saying how she will eat them after her death; she feels worse; when the Spirit stayed, it got even worse; The man gave her pepper soup, hoping that she would die without suffering, but she had completely recovered from the soup; when her mother finally died, the man buried her under the hearth, putting the focal stones in place, and dug up the ground in various places; the Tiger tried find a corpse there, but did not look under the hearth; since then people have been burying relatives under the hearth; the Tiger tries to eat the Man; he sleeps high on the roof; the Tiger sees his reflection and rushes into the pond; Man asks what the Tiger is afraid of; he replies that there is only thunder; The man tied a pumpkin with pebbles to his tail, strangled him, the Tiger disappeared into the forest; the Spirit went south, where the sun is hot; alternatively, mother she put three menhirs (or a ball of grass): whoever gets faster will inherit the land; the Tiger was the first to run, but the mother said that he started running ahead of time; taught Man to make a bow, to target an arrow and thus ensure their victory; or the brothers competed after the death of their mother and the Spirit taught Man to shoot an arrow]: 10 (also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Naga and http://www.nagajournal.com/category/arts-literature/folktalesstories/).

South Asia. Oraons [the lark has children a tiger (his mother makes him the master of the forest), a water snake (the master of the waters), an ox and a man; an ox and a man see the royal children playing in the pond; they call the young man to play with them; if he finds them, they will give him his sister; if they find him, he will give them the ox; the ox swallows the young man unnoticed and then releases him, he cannot be found, and he finds those who have dived; the princess is dressed in rags, they smear honey, flies flock at her, and another girl dressed as a princess next to her; the ox tells her who to choose; the counselor suggests that the queen send a young man 1) for the tigress's milk; the tiger brother tells the tigresses fill the young man's vessel with his milk; 2) behind the lotus from a deep reservoir where snakes; the snake brother gives the lotus; 3) free the pond from snakes; the young man scatters corn on the shore, snakes crawl out to eat it; the king thinks that the strength of a young man is in his will, tells the ox to fight elephants; the ox rips open the bellies of elephants with its horns; the king tells the ox to break the iron wall; the ox to the young man: I will die, place my blood and bones into a vessel, close it tightly; blood and bones turn into wasps, hornets and bees; they bite warriors who ask for mercy; the king gives the young man a daughter and throne]: Hahn 1906, No. 16:28-32.