The Mantis and the Great Tortoise

The Mantis and the Great Tortoise

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

kabbo (Jantje) (II)

|kaggen (the Mantis) strokes the neck of the Great Tortoise and she pulls her head into her neck hole, so his arms get stuck and decay. |kaggen tells a lizard (the !khauw) to rub the Great Tortoise's neck and the Great Tortoise pulls her head in again (story continues largely untranslated). |kaggen flies into the water (as a vulture) where the water washes off his 'arms' feathers' and he becomes a man again and returns home (see 859v) where he is counselled by the Ichneumon. Thereafter is an account of how he dreams and gets 'understanding's thoughts' and becomes an 'understanding's person'.

1) Dates on p.572: 11 October; p.811: 15 November; p.870: 20 November, 2) p.598v: |kaggen is stupid on his one side but clever on his other (the Dutch word

story

October - November 1871

|kaggen (the Mantis)

|kaggen ( the Mantis )

|kaggen ( his arm's feathers )

|kaggen ( goes in water )

|kaggen ( is a vulture )

|kaggen ( is a man )

|kaggen ( old man )

|kaggen ( his arms decay )

|kaggen ( lies )

|kaggen ( steals things )

|kaggen ( is stupid )

|kaggen ( dreams )

|kaggen ( understands )

|kaggen ( gets 'understanding's thoughts' )

|kaggen ( deceives )

|kaggen ( and Lizard )

|kaggen ( and Great Tortoise )

|kaggen ( tricked by Tortoise )

|kaggen ( and !khauw )

|kaggen ( is trapped in Tortoise's shell )

|kaggen ( his things )

|kaggen ( his things cannot speak )

things ( |kaggen's )

things ( 'hartebeest children' )

things ( and |kaggen and Great Tortoise )

Hartebeest children ( |kaggen's things )

Hartebeest children ( and |kaggen and Great Tortoise )

Tortoise ( Great )

Tortoise ( old woman )

Tortoise ( deceives )

Tortoise ( is great )

Tortoise ( feigns illness )

Tortoise ( bleeds )

Tortoise ( tricks |kaggen )

Tortoise ( and Lizard )

Lizard ( !khauw )

Lizard ( !khau )

Lizard ( deceived by |kaggen )

Lizard ( and |kaggen and Great Tortoise )

Ichneumon ( |ni )

Ichneumon ( counsels |kaggen )

Ichneumon ( and |kaggen and Great Tortoise )

bow man ( and |kaggen and Great Tortoise )

angry man ( and |kaggen and Great Tortoise )

thoughts ( dreams )

thoughts ( |kaggen gets 'understanding's' )

thoughts ( and |kaggen and Great Tortoise )

feathers ( |kaggen's arm's feathers )

feathers ( and |kaggen and Great Tortoise )

understanding ( -'s thoughts )

understanding ( -'s person )

understanding ( and |kaggen's dream )

dream ( |kaggen's )

dream ( and |kaggen and Great Tortoise )

565-624, 811-882