Yu.E. Berezkin, E.N. Duvakin

Thematic classification and distribution of folklore and mythological motifs by area

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K77C. Those who hide in the house frighten the enemy.

.14.-.16.21.-.24.26.-.39.42.

Various objects and/or animals are hiding in a house where a strong opponent should appear. They take turns attacking or scaring him, he dies or fleeing. See K77A, K77B motifs.

Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spaniards, Basques, Portuguese, Italians (Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto, Tuscany, Umbria, Rome, Lazio, Molise, Abruzzo, Basilicata, Campania), Sardinians, Corsicans, Ladins, Irish, British, French, Frisians, Flemish, Walloons, Germans, Tibetans (Sikkim), Miso, Lakher, Burmese, Monks, Goa, Jataki, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Hindi (Uttar Pradesh), Telugu, santala, mentawai, southern Sumatra (lampung?) , Toraja, Minahasa, Loda, Sangihe, Chinese, Miao, Dong, Koreans, Hungarians, Croats, Slovenes, Macedonians, Serbs, Romanians, Greeks, Bosnians, Slovaks, Czechs, Poles, Luzhitans, Russians (Arkhangelsk, Karelia, Vologda, Tver, Tula, Voronezh), Ukrainians (western and eastern Ukraine), Belarusians, Kalmyks, Kabardian people, Abkhazians, Dargins, Georgians, Armenians, Turks, Persians, Tajiks, Norwegians, Swedes, Lithuanians, Latvians, Livons, Estonians, Leaders, Karelians, Finns, Veps, Sami, Mordovians, Maris, Udmurts, Yellow Uighurs, Tuvans, Buryats, Dagurs, Mongors, Forest Nenets, Ents, Dolgans, Central and Northeastern (Verkhoyan) Yakuts, Evens, Nanais, Udege, Nivhi, Japanese, Forest Yukaghirs, Tsimshians, Haida, Bellakula, Kwakiutl, Nootka.