Further adventures of the Mantis and !goe !kweitentu

Further adventures of the Mantis and !goe !kweitentu

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

kabbo (Jantje) (II)

Another story of the fight between |kaggen (the Mantis) and !goe !kweitentu (first taken down in Bleek's notebooks), in which |kaggen is defeated. He returns home with his things and the Ichneumon advises him on how to fight !goe !kweitentu. |kaggen kicks dust into the eyes in !goe !kweitentu's feet and beats him.

1) Date on p.944: 25 November; p.965: 28 November, 2) There are different versions of this story, told by ||kabbo as well as Dia!kwain; in another version |kwammana advises |kaggen, 3) There are variations in the spelling of !goe !kweitentu's name throughout these stories, 4) See also

story

28 November 1871 (finished on or about)

|kaggen (the Mantis)

!goe !kweitentu ( !goe !kwaiten ttu )

!goe !kweitentu ( fights |kaggen )

!goe !kweitentu ( and |kaggen )

!goe !kweitentu ( has eyes in its feet )

|kaggen ( the Mantis )

|kaggen ( his fight with !goe !kweitentu )

|kaggen ( is foolish )

|kaggen ( gets understanding )

|kaggen ( gets feathers )

|kaggen ( flies )

|kaggen ( and water )

|kaggen ( commands his things )

|kaggen ( his 'hartebeest children' )

|kaggen ( his 'veldskoen's children' )

|kaggen ( is advised by Ichneumon )

things ( |kaggen's )

things ( |kaggen's 'hartebeest children' )

things ( |kaggen's 'veldskoen's children' )

things ( and |kaggen and !goe !kweitentu )

Ichneumon ( or |ni )

Ichneumon ( and |kaggen and !goe !kweitentu )

Ichneumon ( makes |kaggen understand )

Ichneumon ( advises |kaggen how to fight !goe !kweitentu )

fight ( between |kaggen and !goe !kweitentu )

feathers ( |kaggen gets )

feathers ( and |kaggen and !goe !kweitentu )

Hartebeest children ( |kaggen's things )

Hartebeest children ( |kaggen and !goe !kweitentu )

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