Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson Z41.6 — Bird's pea gets stuck in socket of mill-handle

Z41.6
Thompson motif reference
Z
Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
0
Associated ATU tale types

Description

Motif

Bird's pea gets stuck in socket of mill-handle. She goes to carpenter, king, queen, who refuse to help. She asks snake to bite queen, stick to beat snake, fire to burn stick, etc. Final formula: cat eats mouse, mouse cuts plant creeper, creeper snares elephant, elephant drinks up sea, sea quenches fire, fire burns stick, stick beats snake, snake bites queen, queen speaks to king, king chides carpenter, carpenter cuts mill handle, and pea is extracted. Questions in rhyme. India: Thompson-Balys.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

No ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.