|xue as ostrich and other things

Metadata

Title

|xue as ostrich and other things

Collection

Lucy Lloyd !kun notebooks

Contributor

!nanni (XI)

Summary

|xue becomes an ostrich and goes into a rock. He becomes an owl and dies and flies eat him. |xue's wife carries him to her house. She fetches a large pot and puts him in the pot, pours water on him and builds a great fire, intending to cook him. |xue cries because he is afraid of the fire and his wife asks if it is her husband who cries. |xue's wife breaks the pot and |xue says 'I say |xue', revealing himself. |xue's wife cries.

Comments

1) !nanni heard this from his paternal grandfather (Karu), 2) This story is found in Book XI & XII-5

Type

story

Date

March 1880

Category

Transformation

Keyword

|xue ( dies and is eaten by flies )

|xue ( his heart aches )

|xue ( curses his wife )

|xue ( fears his wife )

|xue ( cries when his wife leaves for another country )

|xue ( his wife tries to cook him )

|xue ( as an ostrich and other things )

|xue ( his transformations )

|xue ( and his wife )

|xue ( becomes different things on different days )

|xue ( resembles many things )

|xue ( his actions and doings )

|xue ( runs away from his wife )

|xue ( cries )

|xue ( his wife searches for him )

|xue ( becomes an ostrich, a little goru, a large owl, and a locust or !gau )

|xue ( his wife puts him in a pot )

|xue ( he fears the fire )

|xue ( he swells up )

|xue ( transforms at sunrise and sunset )

|xue ( becomes |xue at sunset and lies down )

curse ( used by the !kun )

curse ( 'May a lion take thee!' )

curse ( |xue as ostrich and other things )

transformation ( of |xue )

transformation ( |xue as ostrich and other things )

transformation ( |xue becomes different things on different days )

transformation ( |xue resembles many things )

transformation ( |xue becomes an ostrich, a little goru, a large owl, and a locust or !gau )

lion ( and !kun curse )

lion ( 'May a lion take thee!' )

heart ( |xue's aches )

heart ( |xue as ostrich and other things )

death ( |xue dies and is eaten by flies )

death ( |xue as ostrich and other things )

wife ( of |xue )

wife ( |xue as ostrich and other things )

pot ( |xue's wife puts him in )

pot ( |xue as ostrich and other things )

ostrich ( |xue becomes, and other things )

names ( !kun, of things that |xue becomes )

fire ( |xue fears )

fire ( |xue as ostrich and other things )

Story Pages

9349v-9353v

Contents

Contributions

Attachment - added to contribution

Metadata

Login using the Login/Register buttn (top-right of page) to add a contribution.