M180A. The unwashed monkey. 11.12.24.
Thezoomorphic character invites another to visit, but requires that you wash your hands or feet before eating. It turns out to be impossible, the guest leaves hungry.
Western pygmies (aka?) , mpongwe, fang, buheba, bulu, zezuru, nyanja, lulua (?) , luba (?) , gogo, zigula, nyamwanga, mosi, gola, dayaki (western Sarawak).
Bantu-speaking Africa. Western pygmies (aka?) [The monkey calls the turtle to eat boiled beef; the table is too high for the turtle, it is given a tall but unstable bench, the turtle falls, during which time the monkeys eat everything; the turtle calls the monkey, that must get through the swamp, comes covered in mud; the turtle sends it to the river to wash, during which time it eats everything]: Trilles 1932:344-345; mpongwe [the monkey jumps on the back of a turtle, that one I have to take her; finally, she calls her blackmaz, the monkey is ashamed, she jumps off; the turtle invites guests, including a monkey; the turtle asks to wash her hands white before eating; the monkey does not maybe leaves disgraced and hungry]: Nassau 1912, No. 13:63-65; fang [the turtle comes to the monkey (ape), she tells his wife to cook bananas, serve them in a tall basket, the turtle can't reach; the monkey comes to the turtle, she has cooked the chicken, but tells her to wash her hands white; the monkey fails, it remains hungry]: Klipple 1992:49; buheba [the spider calls the turtle to visit, tells me to go to wash its feet in a stream before eating; when the turtle goes back, its feet become dirty again, it returns to wash them again, the spider eats everything itself; the turtle calls the spider, serves dinner at the bottom of the river, the spider has picked pebbles in his jacket pockets, sank to the bottom, the turtle told him to take off his jacket, he was left without a treat]: Zhukov, Kotlyar 1986, No. 71:171-173; bulu [the turtle comes to the monkey, she tells his wife cook chicken, but puts food on a tall stand by the hearth, the turtle cannot reach it; the turtle leaves hungry; invites a monkey to its place; when it comes, the turtle tells him to wash his hands white before eating ; but the monkey's hands were still black; she goes hungry]: Krug 1912, No. 11:114 (retelling in Klipple 1992:49-50); nyanja [baboon calls the turtle to drink beer, but everything happens on a tree that a turtle cannot climb; a turtle calls baboons, puts beer among burnt grass, requires clean hands; tells them it's their own fault]: Klipple 1992:49; zezuru [turtle burns grass around the house, invites the baboon to visit, tells him to wash his hands, but every time they are back in ash, the turtles are eaten alone; the baboon calls the turtle, serves food in a narrow-necked jug, the turtle does not reach out, baboon schemes everything himself]: Klipple 1992:48; lulua (?) [the toad invited the monkey to visit, cooked the chicken and the mouse - but let her wash her hands first to make them white; the monkey cannot wash his hands to white, remains hungry; the monkey calls the toad, offers to sit on a high bench, stretch out his legs; the toad can't, stayed hungry]: Lambrecht 1963:75-76; bast: Lambrecht 1963:75-76 [the monkey calls the toad to visit, offers to sit on a high bench, stretch out his legs; the toad can't, stayed hungry; calls the monkey, tells him to wash his hands until white, the toad can't, stayed hungry], 77-78 [the toad invited the monkey to visit, cooked chicken and cassava - but let her wash her hands first to make them white; the monkey cannot wash his hands to white, remains hungry; the monkey calls the toad, offers to sit on the ground, the toad can't get food, remained hungry]; luba (?) [The crocodile invited the monkey to drink beer - but let him wash his hands first to make them white; the monkey cannot wash his hands to white, the crocodile drinks everything himself; the monkey calls the crocodile, offers to sit down on a high bench, the crocodile remained hungry, since then he has been an enemy of monkeys]: Lambrecht 1963:74-75; gogo [the macaque calls the turtle to visit, puts it on a high bench, the turtle grazes, remains hungry; calls a macaque, scatters ash on the floor, the macaque comes with wet feet, they turn black, she grabs her face in fear, it also turns black]: Arewa 1961, No. 1001:66; zigula [the cat calls the turtle to drink beer, puts sticks on the path that the turtle cannot climb over, it comes when the beer is already drunk; calls the cat, leaves water in front of the door to wash its face, but the cat's face remains black; the turtle says that the cat also deliberately prevented her from arriving on time]: Dammann 1938, No. 9:156-157 (=Arewa 1961, No. 1001:68); Nyamwanga: Arewa 1961, No. 1001 [1) the macaque invited the turtle to visit, sat it on a high chair, the turtle fell, remained hungry; invited the macaque, asked her to wash her hands before eating; the macaque returned after walking through the ash, the turtle sent her to wash again, during which time she ate everything; 2) the hare invited He sat the turtle on a high chair, she could not reach the food; the turtle invited the hare, he was walking on the burnt grass, she sent him to wash, the turtle and his wife ate everything]: 67.
West Africa. Mosi [the wasp comes to the toad, it serves food, but first tells you to stop jumping {apparently flying in a zigzag}; the wasp cannot, the toad eats everything; when it comes to the wasp, it asks to wash the dirty ones first feet; the turtle washes, but while it comes back, they're dirty again; stays hungry]: Klipple 1992:50; goal [the spider was appointed party manager; he told the audience to wash their hands before eating; the monkey could not wash them, the monkey always has them dirty; when she was hungry, she arranged a party herself, told them to gather at the bottom of the river; everyone dived, but the spider could not dive; then he put on striped clothes Mandingo, putting stones in his pockets; the monkey said that guests in striped clothes were not accepted, the spider remained hungry]: Phinney 1973:39-41.
Malaysia-Indonesia. Dayaki (western Sarawak) [plandock (dwarf deer) and turtle (the smallest of the water turtles) went for bamboo shoots; the turtle saw a snare and told plandock it was a necklace; he touched his foot and got caught; pretended to be dead; the hunter took out the prey and threw it, the plandock ran away; showed the turtle a hunting hole - it's good to sleep there; pushed it there; the hunter took out the turtle, tied it to a stick; the turtle tells the monkey that she has never experienced such bliss before; and she is about to be married; the monkey has agreed to untie the turtle and let it be tied; the hunter brought it home, she pretended dead; ran away as soon as she was untied; the turtle and plandock swam across the river, but the monkey could not; asked the fish to bring it; broke the stick and, as soon as the fish reached the shore, killed the fish; all three became cook fish; a Malay bear came up; friends were afraid that he would eat everything and sent him to clean the pan; when the bear brought the pan, he was asked to show his paws - they were black; sent to wash again; The bear's paws remained black; the turtle, plandock, and monkey ate the fish and ran away]: Ling Roth 1896:342-346.