—Parallel roads.
7. Three children all alike who are constantly together yet never touch
each other.
Catalan (and see notes):
CCVII. Quatre germanas corren agualmènt qui part estan posades y agual
trebal sostenan y una vol a conseguir l’altra y no s’alcansen.
[103] Cf. No. 72, p. 191.
[104] Cf. Jones, 4; Harris, Nights, 363; Tremearne, 269–270.
[105] Cf. Suaheli (Velten):
47. There is an old man; he himself stays within but his beard is
outside.
[106] Cf. No. 257, p. 216.
[107] Cf. Porto Rican (Mason and Espinosa):
113 b. Blanco fué mi nacimiento, amarilla mi vejez; y negro me estoy
poniendo cuando me voy a morir.
[108] Cf. No. 20, p. 185.
Nandi (Hollis), 138:
There lives by the river a woman who has many garments. What is she?
—The wild banana plant.
[109] Cf. No. 13, p. 184.
[110] Cf. No. 51, p. 188.
[111] Cf. Nandi (Hollis), page 135: