M24A. Kills a woman, captured. 43.-.46.50.55.
Aturtle man goes to war, kills people (usually a woman). He gets caught or killed. In his animal form, he continues to live on. See M24 motif.
The coast is the Plateau. Koutene.
The Midwest. Menominee; ojibwa (including southeast Ontario); chippewa; illini (peoria).
Northeast. Vavenok.
Plains. Blacklegs; teton; sheyens.
The Great Southwest. Navajo.
The Northern Andes. Cimila [Turtles were like humans, had no shells, lived in trees; a man wounded a Turtle in the leg with an arrow, since then the turtle's legs did not bend well; a man cut down a branch for which the Turtle clung to the spring, at the same time cutting off its tail; now the tail is short; the woman went to the spring, the Turtle killed her with an arrow; the turtle was found in the water and killed; one person decided to taste meat, since then turtles have been eaten, they have no bow or arrow; fearing people, they have acquired a shell]: Reichel-Dolmatoff 1945, No. 21:16-17.