M53C. Reddened eyes. 44.46.48.
Thetrickster, inviting birds to dance around him with their eyes closed, kills them one at a time and threatens to turn red at the one that opens their eyes; this is an empty threat, or for a bird that opens eyes and eyes have really turned red ever since.
Winnebago, Menominee, Ojibwa (all bands including steppe bands), Steppe Cree (one entry), Fox, Potauatomi, Assiniboine, Teton, Santee, Yankton, Iowa, Omaha and Ponca, Crowe, Shayens, screw.
The Midwest. Winnebago [Wakjunkaga tells the ducks that he has songs in his bag; agrees to sing if they dance with their eyes closed; whoever opens his eyes will turn red; kills ducks; Malaya- The Red-Eyed Duck opens his eyes; the survivors run away; he roasts the dead, goes to bed, leaves his anus to guard; foxes steal meat; he puts burning smut in his anus as punishment; finds trail and eats pieces of fat; it's his giblets; he ties his anus (the origin of wrinkles on the human sphincter)]: Radin 1956, No. 12-14:14-18; menominee [Myanyabush (Menapus) tells birds to dance with their eyes closed, kills birds; one Duck opens their eyes; he makes them red; bakes birds, goes to bed, tells the anus to guard the meat; the Winnebago Indian takes the meat away; M. burns his ass as punishment]: Bloomfield 1928, No. 79-80 [Menapus tells waterfowl that he has new songs, tells them to dance with his eyes closed; whoever opens will blush; Wood-duck peeks, raises the alarm, the bird runs away, M. kicks Hell-Diver duck; bakes two geese, tells the anus to guard the meat, goes to bed himself; the Winnebago Indians take the meat away; M. punishes his anus burning it, rubs it against a rock, burnt pieces of skin turn into edible lichen], 81 [as in (79-80); M. says he carries songs in his bag]: 219-223, 223-231; Densmore 1932 [Manabus meets Volkov, they take him into their company; he spies on their bones, the bone immediately flies into his eye; M. tells the waterfowl that he carries songs; tells them to dance in the hut with his eyes closed, kills one at a time, throws Wolves; Wood-duck opens her eyes, screams, since then her eyes are red; Hell-diver jumps out last, M. steps on him, now he is without a tail]: 148-149; Ojibwa: Radin 1914, No. 1 [Nenebozho tells waterfowl that he has songs in his bag, asks the birds to dance with his eyes closed; the goose opens, M. kicks him with his foot; bakes dead birds; falls asleep, leaving him their anus as a watchman; Winnebago steal meat, giving the anus a piece of flint for silence; N. punishes the anus by sitting over a fire; wipes his burnt ass against the bushes; since then this bush has served as a medicine], 9 [cf. B3A motif; as in (1), less details]: 7-8, 21-22; Radin, Reagan 1928, No. 14 (Minnesota) [Manabozo tells waterfowl he has songs in his bag, asks the birds to dance with their eyes closed; Dipper opens, M. kicks her with his foot; bakes dead birds; falls asleep, leaving his anus as a watchman; enemies steal meat, anus wakes M., enemies manage to hide; M; asks the anus not to disturb him in vain; meat stolen; M. punishes his anus by sitting over a fire; slides down a rock; pieces of his burnt flesh turn into moss]: 97-101; Barnouw 1977 [Venebozho cuts off an armful of grass, speaks to geese and ducks, what the songs carry; invites them to dance in the house with their eyes closed; the dumper and the loon open their eyes, they turn red; the surviving birds peck at V. ; he bakes prey, tells his anus to guard it, falls asleep; the people of the South Wind put red paint in his anus so that he can no longer warn the owner, eat meat, sail away in boats; V. burns his anus over the fire; he goes, something red is pouring out of his ass, pieces of meat fall; tobacco and edible lichens grow out of this]: 27-30; steppe ojibwa [Nyanibozhu invites geese to dance, closing his eyes; calls the fat ones closer; whoever opens his eyes will turn red; one opens, the survivors run away; N. bakes meat, tells the anus to guard, falls asleep; someone steals meat; N. burns his anus as punishment; goes, burnt meat remains hanging on the bushes; N. eats it; birds laugh: N. eats his meat]: Skinner 1919, No. 1:280-281; steppe crees [Visukejak says The ducks and geese that the dance brought "close their eyes"; whoever opens their eyes will turn red; Water Hen opens her eyes, sees that V. is killing others; V. steps on her tail, she accepts the current one shape; this bird's eyes are red]: Skinner 1916, No. 1 (5): 349; fox [Visakya tells the Utkam he is carrying songs; tells us to dance with his eyes closed; whoever opens will turn red; The dive opens, saves himself, his eyes are now red; V. bakes meat, goes to bed, tells his anus to guard; Foxes take meat away; V.'s anus wakes up, he doesn't hear; puts burning smut into his anus]: Jones 1907, No. 10:279-289; potauatomi: Skinner 1924:339 [Visakya tells geese, ducks, cranes to dance with their eyes closed; kills them; one duck opened, raised the alarm, since then her eyes are red; V. bakes meat; two trees creak, V. climbs on them, his hand gets stuck; two winnebagoes eat meat; you will be called Winnebago, smelly thieves], 339-340 [starting at p.339; V. asks his anus to guard the meat while he sleeps himself; Winnebago eat meat; V. burns his anus, rubs to blood; blood turns willow red].
Plains. Assiniboine [Trickster asks birds to dance with their eyes closed]: Lowie 1909a, No. 15 [Sitkonsky asks geese to dance], 16 [And n ktum n and pretends to cries for his murdered brother, calls the fattest Ducks to dance; whoever opens his eyes will turn red; The turtle must stand in the center, tell you when to open; The duck from the fourth row opened, picked up scream; the survivors have red eyes, Turtle I. also killed; sits on the Rock, she grabs it; he promises her meat, but everything is useless; coyotes and wolves carry meat; I. asks birds for help; they break the Rock with flaps of its wings; The turtle grabs I.'s lip when he drinks; he roasts it, it promises to miss more people]: 111, 112-115; crowe [The wolf ties a stone to its tail, runs on the ice, the stone makes There are holes in the ice, from which bison fat protrudes; Old Coyote exchanges a stone for a spear metal, gets fat; takes the spear metal back; the Wolf warns not to use the stone anymore; the Coyote does not listen sticks to the ice; asks all animals to dance around, then he will be free; sends Beaver for a tambourine stick; frees himself; tells him to dance with his eyes closed, kills many animals with a wand; the rest run away]: Simms 1903, No. 10:277-288; teton: Walker 1983 (Oglala) [Iktomi tells ducks he has songs in his bag; agrees to sing if they dance with their eyes closed; kills ducks ; one opens her eyes; I. tells trees not to creak; sandwiched between two trunks; The wolf carries away baked duck meat]: 166-170; Wissler 1907, No. 2 (oglala) [like in Walker; the duck that opened her eyes has them from then the pores are red; the Coyote takes away meat]: 122-124; Yankton [Iktomi tells the dancing Ducks that he brought songs; dance inside the house, the dancers should close their eyes, whoever opens it will turn red; one of the Ducks opens her eyes, the survivors fly away, now their eyes are red; I. bakes ducks: hears the crackling of a tree: he climbs a tree, his leg is pinched by a branch; by the time he managed to free himself , Wolves ate all the meat]: Zitkala-Å a 1985:5-15; Santi: Riggs 1893 [Ungtomi tells ducks, geese, swans that he carries songs in his bag; tells them to dance with his eyes closed and chokes one at a time; One Duck opens his eyes, they are now red; W. bakes meat, falls asleep, leaves the anus as a watchman; Mink steals meat; W. makes a fire, burns his anus as punishment]: 113-114; Wallis 1923, No. 24 [The spider commands all waterfowl should dance with their eyes closed; whoever opens, their eyes will turn red; kills birds one at a time; The swan screams in pain, the Dive opens its eyes; The spider leaves the meat to cook, tells Guard his ass, falls asleep; the man tells the Spider's ass to be silent, takes away the meat; the Spider punishes his ass, sits into the fire; his insides fall out; he eats them thinking it's moose giblets]: 93-94; Omaha, Ponca: Dorsey 1890:65-66 [Sisemakan tells the Turkeys that he has songs in his bag; tells them to dance with his eyes closed; whoever opens will turn red; puts turkeys in a bag brings it to her blind grandmother; she opens the bag, all turkeys but one fly away; now they have red eyes], 67-69 [as on pp.65-66; the Iktinica trickster; the turkey opens the eyes left in live turkeys run away; I. bakes meat; the tree branch gnashes in the wind; I. climbs to punish him, his hands are sandwiched between branches; wolves eat meat; the tree frees I.; he catches and bakes chetepaha, lies down sleep, tells his anus to guard; a person takes meat, greases I.'s lips; he believes that he ate everything himself], 579-580 [as in pp.65-66; rabbit trickster; without a song motif in a bag; Rabbit throws at the grandmother has turkey giblets, her genitals are stained with blood (the origin of menstruation); while the grandmother moves to a separate hut, the Rabbit pretends to feast with the Pawnee Indians; in fact, eats all the meat one]; iowa [Ishinki asks waterfowl to dance with their eyes closed; whoever opens it will turn red; strangles birds; MUD-hen opens, her eyes remain red; I. bakes bird carcasses; two trees creak, I. wants to hit them, his hand gets stuck between the trunks; Wolves eat meat; when I. is released, he finds only bird bones sticking out of the ash]: Skinner 1925, No. 24:484-485; Shayens [Weehuk asks birds to dance with their eyes closed; whoever opens, their eyes will turn red; one duck opens, survivors run away]: Kroeber 1900, No. 9a [ducks, geese, cranes, etc. birds, also gophers; Wihook bakes meat, puts his hand between three creaking willows; his hand gets stuck; Coyote eats meat; V. chases him, he defecates in his face, V. dies], 9b [ducks dancing]: 165-166.
California. Vinto [Coyote tells the Ducks to stand around him, close their eyes; whoever opens, they will turn red; kills Ducks; one opens her eyes, the survivors fly away]: Demetracopoulou, Dubois 1932, No. 68:494.