L108d1. Jump through the hole. (.11.12.27.28.30.32.)

A character whose children have been swallowed by an antagonist asks him to jump over a hole (with hot coals). The antagonist falls into a hole, the character pulls the children out of his womb.

Kinga, Igbo, Dagari, Bulgarians, Moldovans, Serbs, Russians (Pskov, Tambov), Persians (Kerman), Mordovians, (Kazan Tatars).

Bantu-speaking Africa. Kinga [the woman has 4 children; she goes to work in the fields, the children are playing in the cave; the jackal overheard the woman calling them; said the same words, the children answered, he ate the eldest; the mother asks for rude the voice did not sound; the next time the jackal put his tongue in the anthill, the voice became thin, the children answered again, the jackal ate the second child; the next day, the third; the fourth; the woman complained to the sorcerer; he told everyone to jump over the fire; the snake, deer, etc. jumped over; the jackal was the last to fall into the fire; said that it was his tail to blame, tore off his tail, jumped again, fell again; tore off one leg again fell; so one by one he tore off all his legs; burned down]: Wolff 1905, No. 1:129-132.

West Africa. Igbo [leaving her four children at home, a woman tells them not to make noise; they make noise; the beast (bête) has noticed them, swallowed them; the woman tells all animals to jump through the hole, whoever falls is guilty; everyone jumped over, the beast fell into a hole, the woman ripped her stomach open, the children came out alive]: Ugochukwu 1992, No. 6:55-57; dagari [the woman has a lazy daughter Zezene; the hyena asked God let her eat Z.; God allowed her, said that a white bone should be swallowed to make her voice look like Z.'s mother; Z. opened it to her voice, the hyena ate it, leave her head and intestines in the yard; Z.'s mother called all the animals jump over the fire; whoever ate her daughter will fall into the fire; the hare and others jumped over, the hyena fell into the fire and burned; the hyena's bones were made whistles, the best in an orphan, the leader gave him for this is a wife]: Métuolé Somba 1991:165-168.

The Balkans. Bulgarians [The wolf imitates the voice of the Goat, calls the kids; they say that the voice, the paw, are rude, not the mother; the wolf makes them thin at the blacksmith, the goats open them to him, he swallows them; the Goat suggests jump over a hole, a stake in it; The wolf drips onto the stake, the reclines come out of his belly alive]: Daskalova-Perkovska 1994, No. 123:63; (cf. Moldovans [the older, middle goats are naughty, the youngest is good; the Goat tells them to unlock the door only to her voice; Kum Wolf sings the same song in a rude voice; next time he tells the blacksmith to hone him tongue and teeth; the youngest kid does not believe, hides in the stove, the middle one under the sauerkraut, the eldest unlocks it; the wolf eats it; sneezes, the middle one speaks, Health, The wolf finds it, eats it; puts it out the window goat heads with grinned teeth leaves; The goat first thinks that the goats are looking for her through the windows; the Goat invites the Wolf to visit, puts her on a wax chair above the coal pit; The Wolf burns]: Moldavian fairy tales 1968:14-21; the Serbs [Lisa makes clay cakes, anointed it with honey, offered to exchange it for a turkey; she was refused; the same with a pig, a calf; the grazing horses agreed to give the foal; the fox tells you to eat cakes only after it hides behind the mountain; people have not caught up with the fox; she loves and cares for her foal; tells her to unlock only in response to her singing; the Wolf overheard the foal did not open it to a rude voice; the next time the Wolf spoke in a thin voice, ate the foal; the fox pretended to be dead, the peasant picked it up, she stole cheese from the cart, told the Wolf that the cheese was in the river ( this is a reflection of the moon), advised him to take out the river; holding his ears, nose, mouth, rides the Wolf on horseback, saying that she is sick; in the attic she opens holes in the Wolf's body, water pours on the guests below, the Fox runs away, The wolf is beaten; the fox tells the Wolf to jump over the haystack, he falls to the bottom]: Karadzic 1854, No. 50:264-270 (=Golenishchev-Kutuzov 1991:242-244, =Dmitriev, Volkonsky 1956:104-107).

Central Europe. Russians (Pskov) [when leaving, the goat tells the goats to unlock only her voice; the wolf imitates a goat, but his voice is rude; he asked the blacksmith to reforge his tongue; the goats opened, the wolf ate them, but one escaped and told his mother; the goat invited the wolf to jump over the fire; the wolf was heavy because of the swallowed, burned his belly, the goats came out alive]: Ploschuk 2004, No. 10:71-72 (about the same, No. 10, 11:50-51, 53- 54); Russians (Tambov, Lipetsk University, 1848) [A pregnant goat asks an apple tree, hazel to allow it to give birth under them, they refuse - an apple or a nut may fall on the goats. The goat asks the hut to turn to her, enters, gives birth to children and stays in it, locks them in the daytime, and goes into the forest by herself. The wolf watches the goat, sings in his rude voice and asks the kids to let him in, they don't recognize him or let him in. The blacksmith makes the wolf a thin tongue, the goats open it to him, he eats everyone but one. The goat cooks pancakes and invites the wolf and fox to visit, lights a fire and sticks nails in the underground, invites the fox and the wolf to jump the hole, the fat wolf falls through and burns; the Goat and Fox eat pancakes]: Afanasiev 1958 (1), No. 54:76-77; Russians (place of recording not specified) [When leaving, the Goat tells the goats to lock the hut, open it when they hear its song; the Wolf repeats the song, but the goats hear a rude voice; next time he sings a thin voice, the goats unlock them, he eats them, one hides in the oven; the Goat invites the Wolf to jump over a hot coal pit, he falls, his belly bursts, the goats come out], 54 [apple tree, walnuts do not advise the Goat to give birth under them (the fruit will fall on the children), she finds a hut; the Wolf imitates the Goat's words, his voice is rude; then asks the blacksmith to tie his thin tongue; the goats open, alone hid; The Goat calls the Fox and the Wolf, makes a fire under the floor, puts iron stakes, feeds the Wolf pancakes, offers to jump through a hole in the floor; The wolf falls, burns; the Goat and Fox eat pancakes]: Afanasiev 1958 (1), No. 53:75-76, 76-77.

Iran - Central Asia. Persians (Kerman) [The goat has children Alil, Balil, Ginger Stick and Black-eyed; she goes after the grass, tells the wolf not to open the door; let him put her hand into the crack; if the hand is black, do not open it if redhead, it's really me; the wolf overheard; paints his hand with henna; when the goats ask to stick in his hand, he puts a red one; the goats open the door; the wolf takes three, the Black-eyed hides; tells all the mothers; c the goat throws a handful of earth to the wolf at ash (āsh; thick soup); the wolf asks who dared to do it; the goat offers the wolf a fight; takes cottage cheese and butter to the grinder; the wolf fills the bag with air, takes the zuboder, tells him to sharpen his teeth; the zuboder discovers deception, replaces all the wolf's teeth with woolen balls; before the fight, the goat offers to drink water; does not drink itself, jumps over the stream; wolf, after getting drunk, he fell into the stream; the goat ripped his belly with a sharpened horn; the wolf died, the swallowed goats jumped out alive]: Lorimer, Lorimer 1919, No. 1:3-5.

Wed. Volga - Perm. Mordva: Evseviev 1964, No. 1 (erzya) [linden, oak do not let the goat grow, let the house go; the goat went to eat, drink, bring milk; at that time a bear came, began to speak it in words, goats they opened it, he ate one; the goat tells me to open it only in a thin voice; the bear went to the blacksmith, sharpened his tongue, the goats opened it, the bear ate the second; the third did not open the door, the bear squeezed himself, and ate the last one; the goat invited the bear to jump over the ravine with hot coals; the bear fell, his stomach burst, the goats came out]: 16-18; (cf. Kazan Tatars [Goat sings a song returning home, goats they unlock; The wolf sings in a rude voice, the goats do not unlock; asks the Blacksmith Bear to forge a thin tongue for him; the goats unlock them, the Wolf swallows them; the Goat ripped the Wolf's belly with horns, the goats jumped out; The goat and the goats are digging a hole, the Wolf fails, they burn it]: Zamaletdinov 1992:39-41; =2008a, No. 15:53-55).