A belief about the bat and the porcupine

A belief about the bat and the porcupine

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

<i>Habits of the Bat and the Porcupine, etc. By Día!kwãin, from his parents (L V.-6. 4378-4403).</i>

1) This story was told to Dia!kwain by his father (Xaa-ttin) and his mother (≠kamme-an); four names for the porcupine used by the |xam, the Dutch and |xam girls, 2) pp.4377v-4401v all contain notes and stories relating to beliefs and doings: see

story

13 - 17 March 1875

Plants and animals

bat ( a belief about the bat and the porcupine )

bat ( goes along with porcupine )

bat ( returns to hole with porcupine )

bat ( people must watch it )

bat ( its nature and habits )

porcupine ( a belief about the bat and the porcupine )

porcupine ( beliefs about )

porcupine ( goes along with bat )

porcupine ( people must watch it )

porcupine ( its nature and habits )

porcupine ( returns to hole with bat )

porcupine ( its hearing )

porcupine ( and wind )

porcupine ( and stars and Milky Way )

porcupine ( and scent )

porcupine ( is nocturnal )

porcupine ( its eyesight )

porcupine ( makes people sleepy against their will )

porcupine ( the time it comes )

porcupine ( waiting for )

porcupine ( and falling stars )

porcupine ( the stars know where it is )

porcupine ( its quills )

porcupine ( cannot see at noonday )

porcupine ( methods of hunting )

stars ( a belief about the bat and the porcupine )

stars ( and porcupine )

stars ( falling )

stars ( know where porcupine is )

stars ( and Milky Way )

hunting ( a belief about the bat and the porcupine )

hunting ( waiting and watching for porcupine )

hunting ( methods of catching porcupine )

4378-4402