From the folklore of the Kamar
Formerly human beings were very stupid. At that time the gods used to go about the world just like men. One day Mahadeo (Shiva) was going somewhere. He came to a river; it was broad and deep and there was a ferryman. Mahadeo said, “O ferryman, take me across the river.” The ferryman said, “Give me my wages first and then I’ll take you over.” Mahadeo did not like this and began to argue. Soon they were shouting at each other and at last Mahadeo fairly lost his temper and caught the ferryman’s tongue and pulled it out.
The ferryman died and Mahadeo threw his corpse into the river and told it to become a crocodile. This is why the crocodile has no tongue.
Source:
Chapter 16, Tribal Myths of Orissa, Verrier Elwin, 1954
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