The locust bird or ||kerri

Metadata

Title

The locust bird or ||kerri

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

Summary

<i>The locusts (with the locust birds which accompany them) are set free by Sorcerers. Stones not to be thrown at the locusts. (L V.-21. 5708-5719 1/2). </i>

Comments

1) p.5707v: this story was told to Dia!kwain's mother by the sorceress Tannu !kauken who heard it from her mother; Dutch farmers call the locust bird the

Type

story

Date

December 1875

Category

Custom and daily life

Plants and animals

Portention

Keyword

locusts ( and the locust bird or ||kerri )

locusts ( 'flocks' of )

locusts ( and death )

locusts ( playing games with )

locusts ( the eating of )

locusts ( respecting and fearing )

locusts ( and sorcerers )

locusts ( and opening the hole )

locusts ( are shut in the hole )

locusts ( prohibitions relating to )

locusts ( throwing stones at )

locusts ( teachings about )

locusts ( are dangerous things or 'fighting things' )

locusts ( are charmed by sorcerers )

locusts ( are let out by sorcerers )

locusts ( go about because of magic )

locusts ( are magic things )

locusts ( and the locust bird, or ||kerri )

locusts ( the treatment of )

locusts ( avoidance behaviour relating to )

locust bird ( ||kerri )

locust bird ( is like a locust )

locust bird ( and the opening of the hole )

locust bird ( waits to be let out )

locust bird ( and sorcerers )

locust bird ( fly with locusts )

locust bird ( and locusts )

locust bird ( are shut in the hole )

locust bird ( are let out by sorcerers )

locust bird ( are magic things )

locust bird ( are dangerous things or 'fighting things' )

death ( and locusts and locust birds )

death ( and 'killing magic' of sorcerers )

death ( locusts and locust birds are dangerous things or 'fighting things' )

death ( and sorcerers who kill people with magic )

death ( and the bad consequences of disrespecting magic things )

sorcerers ( and locusts )

sorcerers ( kill people with magic )

sorcerers ( and respecting magic things )

sorcerers ( and the locust bird )

sorcerers ( open and roll the stone from the hole )

sorcerers ( send locusts to people )

sorcerers ( give people locusts to eat )

sorcerers ( go about with locusts )

sorcerers ( watch how people treat locusts )

sorcerers ( their actions when angry )

sorcerers ( their 'killing magic' )

sorcerers ( shut locusts in the hole )

sorcerers ( release locusts and locust birds )

sorcerers ( charm locusts )

sorcerers ( 'shoot' at people with magic things )

sorcerers ( kill people )

sorcerers ( and playing games with locusts )

sorcerers ( respecting their things )

magic things ( and sorcerers )

magic things ( sorcerers 'shoot' at people with )

magic things ( and the locust bird or ||kerri )

name ( of the locust bird is ||kerri )

teaching ( about respecting magic things )

teaching ( about respecting locusts and locust birds )

education ( about respecting magic things )

education ( about respecting locusts and locust birds )

food ( eating locusts )

food ( sorcerers give people locusts to eat )

food ( and the locust bird or ||kerri )

respect ( for magic things )

respect ( for locusts and locust birds )

stones ( not to be thrown at locusts )

stones ( and respecting magic things )

Story Pages

5708-5719 1/2

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