Motif-Index of Southeast Asian Folk- Literature - Person2.sol.lu.se

A1453. Origin of cloth-making. China: Bäcker 1988: 4 (Manchu);A1457. Origin of fishing. China: Bäcker 1988: 4 (Manchu);A1458. Origin of hunting. Vietnam: Dang 1992 (Tai);A1461. Acquisition of music. China: Bäcker 1988: 29 (Nanay);*A1482.3A1482*A1482.2.*A1482.2.1.Origin of languages: first men sit on log that breaks;they cry: "I'll die!" in various languages. Laos: FTK 6: 1.a.(Kammu);Origin of language. Laos: FTK 6: 1.a. (Kammu);Origin of language: formerly dumb men brought to laughterafter which they start to speak. Laos: FTK 3: 1.a. (Kammu),AO 37 p.183 (Kammu), Dundes 1988 p. 265 (Kammu);Originally men had to buy speech (and laughter) from oneanother. Laos: FTK 3: 6.d. (Kammu);A1484. Origin of reading and writing. Laos: FTK 3: 1.a. (Kammu),FTK 6: 1.a. (Kammu), AO 37 p.183 (Kammu), Dundes1988 p. 265 (Kammu);A1484.2. Origin of alphabet. Laos: FTK 3: 1.a. (Kammu), AO 37p.183 (Kammu), Dundes 1988 p. 265 (Kammu);*A1484.2.1.*A1484.3.*A1484.4.*A1510.1.A1541.1.1.Origin of Chinese characters from hen's tracks. Laos:AO 37 p.183 (Kammu), Dundes 1988 p. 265 (Kammu);Origin of books. Vietnam: Dang 1992 (Tai);Kammu people learn writing on hide, starvation forcesthem to eat hide, writing forgotten. Laos: FTK 6: 1.a.(Kammu);How man learnt to eat rice seeds instead of paddy leaves.Laos: AO 37 p.183 (Kammu), Dundes 1988 p. 265(Kammu);Origin of grave-digging. Laos: FTK 3: 1.c. (Kammu);A1545. Origin of sacrifices. China: Bäcker 1988: 24 (Daghur);A1547. Origin of funeral customs. Laos: FTK 3: 1.c. (Kammu);A1550. Origin of customs of courtship and marriage. Laos: FTK3: 8.c. (Kammu);14