N28F. The water has no knots. 31.32.

It is said that the water has no branches.

Karelians, Estonians, Maris, Chuvash people.

Baltoscandia. Karely (Chebino) ["Veillä ei ole okšua, lainehella ladvua" (The water has no branches, the wave has a crown)]: Makarov 2011:124; Estonians [proverb: "There are no three in the world things: root by stone, milk from poultry, knots by water"]: Crickmann, Sarv 1986, No. 3929:139.

Volga - Perm. Marie ['The Water Doesn't Have a Knot']: Romanov 2012:170; Chuvash: Petrukhin 1971 ["There are no four things in the world: there are no stairs to go up to heaven, no branches by the water, no hands fire, birds have no breasts"]: 56; Romanov 2012 ["Shyvn turach uk, ulputn chri huk" (The water has no branches, the master has no heart); "Iln unat uk, shyvn turat uk" (The wind has no wings, the water has branches); "Shyvn turatti uk tytmashkn" (The water has no knots to hold on) ]: 28, 168, 170; Taylor 1954 ["What are the three things not found in this world? - There is no ladder to climb to God, water has no branches, the horse has no horns"]: 365.