M197. Cook on a remote fire, ATU 1262.
.11.13.-.17.22.23.27.-.31.33.
Seriously or demonstrating the absurdity of such actions, the character tries to fry or cook something on a fire (light source) far from the object that follows heat up.
Swahili, Tigre, Amhara, Afar, Sudanese Arabs, Malgashi, Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Catalans, Portuguese, Spaniards, Sicilians, Maltese, French, Flemish, Walloons, Germans (north, Switzerland), Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen, Mehri, Socotra, Burmese, Khmers, Rajastans (Jaipur), Kumaoni, Hindi, Assamese, Bengalis, Slovenians, Romanians, Serbs, Bulgarians, Greeks, Czechs, Adygs, Ossetians, Georgians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Turks, Kurds, Turkmens, Persians, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Baluchis, Finns, Estonians, Latvians, Danes, and Kyrgyz.
Bantu-speaking Africa. Swahili: Kripple 1992, № K231.2:391-392 [a rich man promises money to someone who stays in a cold pond overnight; refuses to pay a young man since his mother lit a torch on the shore; judge and the sultan decides in favor of the rich man; Abunawas invites the Sultan, the Vizier and all the rich to a feast; puts the meat in the cauldron, and makes a fire nearby, not under the cauldron; the sultan tells the rich man to pay the young man], 392 [on the island a lion, a merchant promises money to whoever spends the night there; the poor man's wife lights a torch on the opposite bank so that he is not afraid; the merchant does not pay, the sultan decides in favor of the merchant; the sage invites the sultan have lunch, makes a fire away from the cauldron with food; the sultan tells the merchant to pay the poor man].
Sudan-East Africa. Amhara [Arch's young man became a servant of merchant Haptom Hasei; he promises land, house, and cattle if A. stays overnight on the top of the mountain without shelter or clothes; the old man promises to make a fire in the distance so that A. had something to focus on; XX refused to fulfill his promise - Archu saved the fire; the judge decided in favor of XX; a man named Hailyu promised to help; invited a judge and others to a feast XX; from the kitchen to the guests could hear the aroma of the food; Hailu said it was enough if a distant fire warmed; the judge ruled in favor of A. and the food was served to the guests]: Gankin 1979, No. 111:149-152; tiger [man bet; if he stays at sea all night, the other will give him cattle, if he fails, he will give his cattle; the old woman told one of the relatives of the bettor to burn a fire all night, kind of fire will warm the person standing in the sea; the mother burned the fire all night; in the morning another refused to give her cattle: you were warmed by fire; the judge agreed; Abunawas decided to help the person standing at sea; called the tribe to a feast, hung cooked meat in front of them and held it all day: if the sight of fire warms, then the sight of the food is satiating; after the cattle were given to those standing in the sea, A. fed the audience]: Littmann 1910, No. 25:34-37; Afar [the rich man promised the poor man 300 pounds if he stayed in the river overnight; his mother burned a fire on the shore all night; in the morning the rich man refused to give the money: you were warmed by the sight of fire; Abunauwas agreed to help; told the poor man to slaughter oxen, invite him to a feast; people came and saw that the meat was laid out in one place and the fire was made in another; A.: is it possible to warm up with a fire on the shore if you are standing in the water? the rich man gave the poor man the money, but told the servants to put A. in a bag and throw it into the sea; they left the bag and went to drink water; A. tells the shepherd that he was put in a bag because he did not want to become a leader; he swapped places with him, drowned; A. took the herd, met three people who were supposed to drown him; said that the herd was from the bottom; they sailed on the ship; A. told him to blindfold; said he would jump first, and then let them; throw a stone, they thought A. jumped, drowned]: Reinisch 1885, No. 6:14-20; Sudanese Arabs [the Caliph promises to give Abu Nuvas a gift if he sleeps naked on the roof; in the morning, the NA admits that he saw fire in a distant house at night; the Caliph refused to admit that the NA had fulfilled the condition; he called the Caliph to visit; lit a fire under the roots of a tree, and the food he was supposed to have cook, put it on top; the Caliph understood the joke and gave an A]: Olderogge 1959:265-266; malgashi: Klipple 1992 (betsimisaraka) [two guys say Ngano insulted them because he says with riddles; the king offers N. difficult tasks; sends him to the milk stall, but there are only oxen; N. asks the king to go to his (Ngano) father, who is to be confined; says that from oxen you cannot get milk; the king orders to make a boat out of stone; N. asks to fill the pot with tears to sharpen the ax; the king promises money to someone who stays in cold water at night; N. stood, but the king refused to pay: N.'s mother burned a fire on the shore; N. pretends to cook food in a pot that is far from the fire]: 261; Haring 1982, No. 1.6.921 (entankarana) [two of the leader's servants are looking for him the missing duck; talked to the boy Ngano, brought him to the chief; he orders to repair the broken pot and mirror, N. requires a rope made of stone and a vessel of tears; the chief negotiates with gathered that everyone will have an egg with them; N. crows: he is the rooster from which the chickens laid eggs; the leader orders to milk the bull, N. says he cannot - his father gives birth, he must help; the leader orders to bring four fools, N. leads; one wonders why his wife died 4 years ago; the second carries firewood himself, although he could load the horse; the third tries to milk the bull, the fourth tries to milk the bull, the fourth tries to make it out of smoke rope; the leader promises N. a reward if he stays in the water all night; refuses to give it, because N.'s mother made a fire on the shore at night; in response, N. pretends to cook by placing the pot far away from fire; N. goes to the forest and sets up his own farm there; he is the ancestor of smart people]: 210-211.
North Africa. Libya [Harun al-Rashid promises a thousand dinars to someone who stays naked all night at the top of the minaret; Abu Nuwas fulfills the condition; H. refuses to pay because there is a light in the distance; A. calls visit him, hangs a cauldron on a palm tree, makes a fire on the ground; then H. gives all the servants an egg, ordering them to show the egg at the signal; A. does not have an egg, he crows (making it clear that he is not a chicken, but a rooster)]: Nowak 1969, No. 377:322; Egypt, Morocco: El-Shamy 2004, No. 1262:723
Southern Europe. Catalans [the wolf sees a shepherd cooking meat on the fire in the distance; imitating a shepherd, trying to roast the stolen sheep; the fire is far from the wolf and the meat stays raw; the wolf eats the sheep, saying "What difference"]: Oriol, Pujol 2008, No. 1262:222; Sicilians: Cirese, Serafini 1975, No. 1262:282; the Maltese [will give the princess to someone who walks naked on the palace terrace all night long in winter; the youngest of the three applicants (the eldest froze to death) fulfills the condition; looks at the distant light all night; the king says that the young man is warm from this fire, refuses to give him his daughter; the young man breeds the fire is in the middle of the kitchen, and the food seems to be cooked on a cold stove at the edge; the hint is understood, the young man gets the princess]: Mifsud-Chircop 1978, no.*863:320-321; the Portuguese [the princess will be received by whoever spends night in the cold; the man fulfills the requirement, but the king says that he was warmed by a distant fire; the man shows the king that food cannot be cooked on such a remote fire]: Cardigos 2006, No. 1262: 271;
Spaniards (Camarena, Chevallier, no. 926E): Uther 2004 (2), No. 1262:92-93Western Europe. French, Flemish, Walloons, Germans (North, Switzerland): Uther 2004 (2), No. 1262:92-93.
Western Asia. Palestinians, Lebanon, Iraq [Harun al-Rashid promises a thousand dinars to someone who stays naked all night at the top of the minaret; Abu Nuwas fulfills the condition; H. refuses to pay, for a light shone in the distance; A. calls him to visit, hangs the cauldron on a palm tree, makes a fire on the ground; then H. gives all the servants an egg, telling them to show the egg at the signal; A. does not have an egg, he crows (giving understand that he is not a chicken but a rooster)]: Nowak 1969, No. 377:322; Lebanese Christian Arabs ("The stories are written in the dialect of the Christians of Beirut") [ruler Harun Ir Rashid promised pay a person 500 pounds if he spends the night on the roof and does not get warm; the person spent the night on the roof; in the morning XP asked what he saw at night; the man replied that he saw only lamp in the distance; HR stated that the condition was violated and refused to pay; Abu Nuwas offered help to the man in exchange for half of the reward; the man agreed; the NA invited XP and his soldiers to his place lunch; hung a pot of food on a tree; XP was hungry and asked why the pot was hanging so high above the fire; AN: "How can a person warm up if he sees fire in the distance?" ; HR acknowledged that the truth was on the NA's side and paid the man who spent the night on the roof]: Huxley 1902, No. 98:236-237; Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen: El-Shamy 2004, No. 1262:723; mehri [several versions of Naumkin et al. 2014:6; Socotra [Two men promised to pay the boy if he stayed up to his neck in the water at sea from dusk to dawn. The boy was in the water, and his mother made a fire on the shore and smoked a pipe. These people refused to pay, saying that the boy was warming himself by the fire. He complained to Ali Botil. Ali Botil stabbed goats and invited judges and those in power to a feast. However, he placed the boiler in one place and lit the fire in another. Those people said water wouldn't boil like that. Ali Botil agreed, adding that the boy could not warm up from the fire on the shore either. Those people had to pay the boy]: Kogan MS, text 16.
Burma - Indochina. Burmese: Aung 1957 [the owner promises to give all his property to the boatman who stays naked in the water until dawn; one did it; the other boatmen made a fire before dawn; the owner said that the person sitting in the water was warming up from him and did not give what he promised; the boatman invited the owner to eat fried pork legs; the fire was far on the other side; the judge decided in favor of the boatman]: 140-142; Kasevich, Osipov 1976, No. 129 [the rich man promises to let the debtor go if he stays in the water all night; in the morning he refuses to fulfill his promise, because a fire was burning on the other side at night; the rich man tells the farmhand fry meat; he "roasts" it on a fire that burns across the river; a rich man lets the poor man go]: 299; Khmers [parents promise a daughter to someone who will stay neck deep in water for three days; one young man agreed; On the third day, I saw a fire in the distance on the hill; the bride's parents said that he was warmed by this fire, refused to give her daughter; after receiving gifts from them, the judge sided with them; the Rabbit promised to help: triple a feast and call him, cook all the food unsalted; when the judge invited to the feast noticed that the food was unsalted, the Rabbit said that if a fire on the mountain could warm a person standing in the water, then far away There is enough salt to make food salty; the judge ruled the case in favor of the young man]: Milne 1972:47-48.
South Asia. Rajastans (Jaipur): Tauscher 1959, No. 32 at Thompson, Roberts 1960, No. 1262:133; Kumaoni [Emperor Akbar asks his Minister Bilbal if there is someone who can spend night in the pond; the poor man volunteered to do it for a lot of money; in the morning he explains that a distant light helped him survive the cold; A. refused to pay; B. made a high platform, put a pot of rice upstairs, and he made a small fire downstairs; when A. called him, B. promised to come as soon as he cooked rice; angry A. came by himself, said that rice would not be cooked like this; B. caught him at his word, had to pay to that poor man]: Upreti 1894:313-314; northern India, Western Hindi texts [the merchant promises the beggar 20 rupees if he stays in the pond all night; he stood looking at the light of the lamp in a temple located far away; the merchant refused to give money - the beggar was warmed by that light; the beggar went to meet the fox; she promised to help, but then the beggar must bring it to the place where she met him ; let him tell the city to tie dogs: the king of the forest is coming; the fox gathers judges, hangs a pot of rice high on poles and makes a fire below; just as rice cannot be cooked, so that man could not warm up; the man received the money and took the fox back]: Grierson 1909:478; the Assames [Baruani 1937:26-33; the king gave food and clothes to the brahmanas in the month of Magh (January-February); one brahmana came when that month He was already over and was refused; the king's daughter asked for at least a blanket for the brahmana during the cold weather; king: if he sits in the water at night, then I'll give it; the brahmana passed the test and said that the distant world is not He was encouraged on the shore; the king did not give him anything, because the brahmana was warm from this light; then the daughter fed the king with peppered food, and when he asked for water, she poured water from the jug into jug: the sound is as sufficient as the distant world; the king told his son to take his sister to the forest and leave it there; she began to make beautiful fans out of peacock feathers and sell them in the village; they came to live in her hut other women in difficulty; as a result, so many people gathered that a whole kingdom arose, and the king's daughter became queen, married a neighboring prince; her father was defeated by enemies and fled seeking refuge; the daughter sent an army and restored her father to the throne; opened up to her father; said that God did the right thing to show her courage and abilities]: "Assamese women's folk narrative: tales from secondary sources" (Folk Traditions of Assam. Chapter III. P. 45-85): 66-68 {the author and information about the book could not be identified}; Bengalis [the poor brahmana must give his daughter, asked for money from the Maharaja in Kriskakagar; he promised to give it if the brahman stood January night in the water; the brahmana passed the test, but the guard said that he was looking at the fire on the jvorts balcony; the maharaja said that the brahmana was warmed by this fire and refused to pay; the court jester Gopak Bhánd promised to help; he dug a high pole, attached a pot to the end, made a fire on the ground; when the Maharaja called him, the GB told him that he could not come, he was cooking food; the Maharaja came himself see; GB: If the light on the balcony can warm up, my rice will also be cooked; the maharaja gave the brahman money]: Shyama-Shankar 1924:73-77.
The Balkans. Slovenes, Romanians, Greeks: Uther 2004 (2), No. 1262:92-93; Serbs [the fox pretends to warm up by the fire burning on the ninth mountain from here; one of the foxes says that he got a spark; fox: then he leaves, you're already on your own; fox: where will we meet again; fox: into the furrier's vat]: Eschker 1992, No. 58:230; Bulgarians [man (Nastradin Khoja, Sly Peter, gypsy, boy) agrees with the king (rich man) that he will give him money (give his daughter) if he spends the night naked on the street in winter; the king (rich man) refuses his word under the pretext that a person they warmed the moon or a distant fire; NH or HP invites the king (rich man) to a meal, but puts a candle under the cauldron and the food is not cooked; neither will the moon or a distant fire warm]: Daskalova-Perkovska et al. 1994, № * 1592C: 524-525.
Central Europe. Czechs: Uther 2004 (2), No. 1262:92-93
Caucasus - Asia Minor. Adygi [Khoje agreed to the offer of the elderly to stand naked at the mosque for a fee; in the morning they are surprised that he was not stiff; H. says he saw a sparkle in the distance; he is told that he warmed up from it, refuse to pay; H. stabbed a bull, called the old people; they are waiting; they see a huge cauldron, and a candle under it; I had to pay what he promised]: Sokolov, Broydo 1936:486-488; Ossetians [The rich man will pass off his daughter as someone who stays on the glacier all night; the poor man stood, but the rich man said that he was warmed by the light of the star; the poor man made a fire away from the fire and responded to the rich man's remark that if he warmed himself from the star, the cauldron would boil away from the fire]: Byazirov 1960, No. 180:102; Georgians (Guria) [the poor man did not pay tribute to the king and he told him to stand naked on a frosty night in the middle of the field; the guards said that something turned red somewhere below; king: he warmed him up; the prince invited the king and his entourage to cook; set up a cauldron in the middle of the field, and lit fires in the corners of the field; the king indignant: water cannot boil; prince: and the poor man could not warm up; the king ceded the throne to his son]: Chikovani 1986:413-415; Armenians [Melik Shahnazar promises Dust-Pugi 7 millet dudes if he stands naked night at the top of the mountain; he did not freeze, carrying stones; MS refuses to give his promise, because a light shone in the distance at night; when MS came to visit, PP hung the cauldron on the dormer window, and lit a weak one in the hearth fire; MS was forced to give his promise]: Karapetyan 1979:34-36; Azerbaijanis: Nabiev 1988 [in winter, Khan promises any horse to the herd for the night of service in the snowstorm; in the morning a young man demands a horse; khan: on A house was burning on the outskirts of the village, you were warmed by this warmth; the young man asked to take him hunting; to fry the khan of partridges, he pricked them on branches of a tall tree and made a weak fire below; the khan understood the hint, gave them a hint, gave horse]: 147-148; Tahmasib 1984 [the merchant promised the young man to marry him if he stayed in the ice-hole until morning; he stood and said as proof that he saw a candle burning in the same house all night; merchant said that the young man was warming himself from her; when he found out about this, Molla Nasreddin invited Timur and the merchant to him; hung a pot of pilaf on a tree, and lit a candle on the ground to cook pilaf; told Timur what was going on; he ordered the merchant to give his daughter]: 53-54; the Turks [argued with the Khoja: if he stays in the cold at night, they treat him, and if he cannot, he will treat them; in the morning Khoja said that about a mile away the lamp flickered; others thought he had lost because he was warmed by the warmth of the lamp; when the guests arrived, there was a large cauldron in the tree yard, and a dim lamp was burning under it; Hoja explained that this means]: Gordlevsky 1957, No. 256:145-148; Kurds [the padishah will give his daughter to someone who will spend the night in the ice-hole; the young man did it, but the padishah drove him away, because a fire was burning in the distance at night; when he learned about this, Balul called the padishah to visit; put a pot of meat on the upper opening of the house, and lit a fire on the floor; the padishah did not wait for lunch, was forced to give his daughter]: Jalil et al. 1989, No. 62:319.
Iran - Central Asia. Turkmens [Sultan-Soyun promises Mirali bags of gold if he sleeps without fire on a snowy top; M. took 40 blankets with him and woke up sweaty; SS refused to pay because shepherds are far away they made a fire; later the SS called M., and he promised to come when the water boils in the kundyuk; without waiting for M., the SS comes and sees that the kundyuk is 10 steps from the fire; M.: I was warmed by the warmth of a distant campfire]: Erberg 1953:112-114 (same in another translation in Kekilov, Kosaev 1962:54-55); Persians [the wife has a lover; she does not give her husband good food, explaining this by saying that her sister, who lives far away, Feather and all the good food is scattered; the husband goes to his wife's sister; she proves the absurdity of the accusation by putting the water boiler on the roof: the fire in the hearth will not boil the water in it]: Marzolph 1984, No. 1262:193-194; Tajiks [the emir put the poet Mufshiki in a minaret for the night; M. did not freeze, running up the stairs with a heavy stone in his hands; replied that he was warmed by a light three miles away; the emir accidentally entered M. to drink tea; he went to the garden, lit a fire, and hung the kettle on the top of the tree; since he himself was warmed with a light barely visible in the distance, the kettle should also boil]: Amonov, Ulug-zade 1957:384; Uzbeks [the padishah will give his daughter to someone who sits naked on the roof in winter; Nasretdin asks permission to take a stone with him; he rolled it all night, sweated by morning; the padishah says that N. was warmed by the moonlight; N. calls Padishah quench his thirst by hiding a bucket; the padishah sees a gleam of water below; N.: could I be warmed by the moonlight]: Konovalov, Stepanov 1986:340-342; Baluchi [the tsar promises a daughter to someone who will stand in winter all night in the river; many tried and died; one person survived, said he was mentally warmed by a fire burning on the shore; the king did not give up his daughter; tells her to fry meat; the daughter replies every time what else not ready: the meat is on the roof, but the fire is on the floor; the king gave his daughter for this man]: Dames 1892:519-520 (=Porozhnyakov 1984:88-89).
Baltoscandia. Finns, Estonians, Danes: Uther 2004 (2), No. 1262:92-93; Latvians [Roast meat. Fire on one side of the river, meat on the other]: Aris, Medne 1977, No. 1262:345.
Turkestan. Kyrgyz [khan promises gold to whoever stays on a cold tower at night; Apendi stood; replied that he saw a fire in the distance; Khan refused to give the reward; A. called Khan to his place, hung the cauldron on pillars; khan asked where the fire was, A. replied that his lunch brews the sun; and if the sun could not boil the boiler, then a distant fire would not help warm up; the khan had to give money]: Brudny, Eshmambetov 1977:276-277.