The new maiden who ate the ostrich marrow from the thigh-bone of the ostrich without the knowledge of her people

The new maiden who ate the ostrich marrow from the thigh-bone of the ostrich without the knowledge of her people

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

A new maiden secretly eats the marrow from inside the ostrich's thigh-bone, although she is not supposed to.

1) p.5405v: this story was told to Dia!kwain by his mother (≠kamme-an); the |xam names for the marrow that used to be inside the ostrich's thigh-bone, 2) This story is found in Book V-18

story

23 November 1875 (started)

New maidens

Custom and daily life

new maiden ( who ate the ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people )

new maiden ( her confinement )

new maiden ( the preparation of her food )

new maiden ( her work )

new maiden ( the new girl )

new maiden ( her seclusion in a hut )

new maiden ( her actions )

new maiden ( ceremonies and rituals relating to )

new maiden ( food eaten by )

new maiden ( prohibitions relating to )

new maiden ( may not eat certain things )

new maiden ( old women feed and care for her )

new maiden ( avoidance behaviour of )

new maiden ( may not handle meat )

new maiden ( and why ostrich-bones have no marrow )

new maiden ( the treatment of )

new maiden ( caring for )

new maiden ( works the game )

new maiden ( the time when she can work with things )

game ( its flesh and new maidens )

game ( its things and new maidens )

game ( and new maidens )

game ( and the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people )

food ( prepared for new maidens )

food ( eaten and avoided by new maidens )

food ( the handling of by new maidens )

food ( and the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people )

food ( the eating of marrow is prohibited for new maidens )

ostrich ( its marrow )

ostrich ( its thigh-bones formerly had marrow )

ostrich ( why its bones have no marrow )

ostrich ( and the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people )

ostrich ( the eating of marrow is prohibited for new maidens )

hut ( for the seclusion of the new maiden )

hut ( and the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people )

ceremony ( for new maidens )

ceremony ( and the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people )

bones ( why ostrich-bones have no marrow )

bones ( and the story of the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people )

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