[39] Cf. Nandi (Hollis), 141:
I slaughtered two oxen, one red and the other white, and their hides were alike.
—Earth and sky. [↑]
[40] Cf. Suaheli (Velten):
49a. I send a man to call some one; he comes before the messenger returns.
49b. The messenger sent is not yet returned; the one sent for arrives.
49c. I am sent to call my friend; the friend is come, I am not returned.
Porta Rican (Mason and Espinosa):
174. Mandé un muchacho a un mandado; primero vino el mandado que el muchacho. [↑]
[41] Cf. Irish Folk-lore Riddles: