The maiden's story; the frog's story

The maiden's story; the frog's story

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

!kweiten ta

ken (Rachel) (VI)

<i>A note has been made, from //kábbo's information, of a story not yet written down in Bushman, telling how the Rain carried off a girl belonging to the First Bushmen (or the ancient people living before the Bushmen), who afterwards became a frog, her kaross being changed into a springbok, etc. Her people were also transformed (L II.-37. 3335 rev. and 3336 rev.). Versions of this transformation into frogs, ascribed chiefly to a New Maiden's acts of disobedience, are given in the Katkop dialect by !kwéiten ta //kên (L VI.-1. 3930-3958), and by Dia!kwãin (B XXVII. 2609-2618, continued in L V.-2. 3864-3881). </i>

1) The page numbers in this book (VI-1) are duplicates of those in notebook IV-4, 2) Date on p.3949: 21 December, 3) p.3941v: this story was told to !kweiten ta ||ken by her mother (≠kamme-an); !kweiten ta ||ken has not seen the Water's children, but has heard descriptions of them; they are the children of 'great things', such as rainbulls and raincows, 4) p.3957v: all the things that grow by the

story

December 1874

New maidens

The Rain and Rain's water

Transformation

Water's children ( the maiden's story; the frog's story )

Water's children ( and the Rain )

Water's children ( water-child )

Water's children ( the new maiden kills and eats )

Water's children ( the appearance of )

Water's children ( and whirlwind )

Water's children ( and frogs )

Water ( the water-spring )

Water ( his children )

Water ( the maiden's story; the frog's story )

house of illness ( for new maidens )

house of illness ( the maiden's story; the frog's story )

new maiden ( the maiden's story )

new maiden ( her people are carried away by whirlwind )

new maiden ( the frog's story )

new maiden ( becomes a frog )

new maiden ( kills and eats Water's children )

new maiden ( is in house of illness )

water-spring ( the Water's spring )

water-spring ( transforms people into frogs )

water-spring ( and whirlwind )

water-spring ( and things of First Bushmen )

water-spring ( the First Bushmen's things grow there )

water-spring ( and the Rain )

water-spring ( the name of )

water-spring ( is called xhwarra )

whirlwind ( carries away things of First Bushmen )

whirlwind ( the maiden's story; the frog's story )

Early Race ( the First Bushmen )

Early Race ( and maiden's story )

Early Race ( and frog's story )

Early Race ( and things of First Bushmen )

Early Race ( and people who became frogs )

Early Race ( the First Bushmen's things grow at water-spring )

children ( Water's, eaten by the new maiden )

children ( the maiden's story; the frog's story )

things ( of the First Bushmen )

things ( of the new maiden and her people transformed into frogs )

things ( grow at the water-spring )

things ( the maiden's story; the frog's story )

frog ( its story )

frog ( the maiden's story )

frog ( the new maiden and her people transformed into )

frog ( and the water-spring )

frog ( and the Rain )

name ( the water-spring called xhwarra )

name ( the maiden's story; the frog's story )

illness ( house of )

illness ( the seclusion of new maidens )

illness ( the maiden's story )

rain ( the Rain )

rain ( the maiden's story; the frog's story )

rain ( the Water )

rain ( the Water's children killed and eaten by the new maiden )

rain ( the Water's spring )

rain ( rain-clouds come out at the water-spring )

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