The story of the Leopard Tortoise

The story of the Leopard Tortoise

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

!kweiten ta

ken (Rachel) (VI)

<i>The story of the Great Water Tortoise, who deceived men belonging to the early race of Bushman by feigning illness (told by !kwéiten ta //ken), appears to be a variation of the above-mentioned myth (L VI.-2. 4055-4063).</i>

1) p.4054v: this story was told to !kweiten ta ||ken by her mother (≠kamme-an), 2) p.4057v: a note on the time spent by the Tortoise 'being ill' according to the Moon, 3) See also

story

between 11 &amp; 12 January 1875

History (Early Race)

Early Race ( and story of the Leopard Tortoise, |go ka kkumm )

Early Race ( and men of !khwe |na ss'e !k'e, or First Bushmen )

Early Race ( and foolish men of the Early race, who do not understand )

Leopard Tortoise ( called |go ka kkumm )

Leopard Tortoise ( Testudo pardalis )

Leopard Tortoise ( the Great Water Tortoise, who deceived men )

Leopard Tortoise ( feigns illness )

Leopard Tortoise ( is cunning )

Leopard Tortoise ( waterschilpad )

Leopard Tortoise ( asks for assistance )

Leopard Tortoise ( deceives and traps men of First Bushmen in her neck-shell )

Leopard Tortoise ( asks to be anointed )

foolish man ( of First Bushmen )

foolish man ( ignores counsel )

foolish man ( is trapped by Tortoise )

foolish man ( does not understand )

foolish man ( and Leopard Tortoise )

foolish man ( his hands decay )

tortoise ( and story of the Leopard Tortoise )

tortoise ( the Great Water Tortoise, who deceived men )

tortoise ( called |go ka kkumm )

name ( of the Leopard Tortoise is |go ka kkumm )

illness ( and the story of the Leopard Tortoise who feigns illness and deceives the men of the Early Race )

4055-4063