Beyond Guy de Maupassant’s particular interest in the element of water and watery, what forms the central point of the discussion in this study, is the distinction which he draws between salt water and fresh water (the sea and the river): from Maupassant’s point of view, salt water (the sea), despite its destructive tempests which could be terribly perilous and fatal, it is however honest, whereas fresh water (the river), despite its serene and lovely appearance, has terrible snares and traps hidden within it. Briefly speaking, salt water (the sea) and fresh water (the river) can be equally morbid with this major difference that the former does not conceal anything and kills Uloyally), whereas the latter is like a beautiful and deceptive little cat which hides its sharp, bleeding and gorish paws under a soft and velvet-like cover.