M109D. Captured by the tail by a sea dweller. .15.16. (24.)
Azoomorphic character drops his tongue or tail into the water. The octopus or shell grabs it and holds it firmly, so that the character drowns at high tide.
Basques, Bretons, (Minahasa).
Southern Europe. Basques [the wolf caught crabs near the shore, put its tail into the water; an octopus grabbed his tail; while the water was rising and the wolf was drowning, the fox laughed]: Camarena, Chevalier 1997, No. 2E: 20-21.
Western Europe. The Bretons [the fox persuaded the wolf to lick the sea saucers (shells) with his tongue; they slammed shut and the wolf could not raise his head; fox: try as soon as the water arrives]: Delarue, Tenèze 1976: 477.
(Wed. Malaysia-Indonesia. Minahasa [the monkey and the heron went to the littoral to collect fish; while the water is high, they decide to clean each other's insects; the heron peeled, and the monkey pulled the heron's feathers; when both went to littoral, the monkey put his hand in the sink and it clenched the doors; asks the heron for help, she refuses; when leaving, he says that the monkey could break the shell with a stone; the monkey drowned]: Backer 1874:156-157).
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