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C35.1. Tabu: mentioning origin of animal wife. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1.) — N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 339—342 nn. 222, 223, 233, cf. 234. — Africa (Congo): Weeks 215 No. 11; (Basuto): Jacottet 108 No. 16, (Fjort): Dennett 43 No. 6, (Cameroon): Rosenhuber 44, (Duala): Lederbogen 143. — Indonesian: Dixon 219.

B651.1. Marriage to fox in human form. B655.1. Marriage to bee in human form. C440. Origin tabu.

C36. Tabu: offending animal husband. (Cf. C32). — Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 38.

C36.1. Tabu: burning animal husband. India: Thompson-Balys.

C841.3. Tabu: burning caterpillars.

C36.2. Tabu: spying on animal husband. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 145.

C37. Tabu: offending other animal relatives. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 47, 49, (Greenland): Rink 144, (Labrador): Hawkes GSCan XIV 156.

C40. Tabu: offending spirits of water, mountain, etc.

J755.1. The forgotten wind. Man allowed to manage the weather forgets to ask help of the wind. All goes wrong and he must give up management.

C41. Tabu: offending water-spirit. Frazer Golden Bough III 94. — North Carolina: Brown Collection I 641; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 56.

C918. Mare from water world disappears when she is scolded and her halter used for common purposes. E511.1.3. Flying Dutchman sails because he defied the storm. F420. Waterspirits. G424. Bridal party will not pass over bridge for fear of water-demon. D1432.1. Water gradually envelops girl filling pitcher.

C41.1. Tabu: rescuing drowning man. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "noyé."

C41.2. Tabu: letting ball fall into water. *Type 440; BP I 1 (Gr. No. 1.)

G423. Ball falling into water puts person into ogre's (witch's, water-spirit's) power.

C41.3. Tabu: crossing water when spirits are offended.

S264.1. Man thrown overboard to placate storm. T211.1.1. Woman drowns herself as sacrifice to water-gods to keep husband's boat from capsizing.

C41.3.1. Tabu: skating over water when spirits are offended. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 277 n. 23.

C41.4. Tabu: poisoning fish causes storm. India: Thompson-Balys.

C42. Tabu: offending mountain-spirit. Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 42 No. 53**.

F460. Mountain-spirits.

C43. Tabu: offending wood-spirit. (Cf. C51.2.2, C64). — Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 295 No. 12; India: Thompson-Balys.

F441. Wood-spirit.

C43.1. Tabu: offending spirit of banyan tree. India: Thompson-Balys.

C43.2. Tabu: cutting certain trees lest tree-spirits be offended. India: Thompson-Balys.