Habits of jackals

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Title

Habits of jackals

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

Summary

<i>An exhortation, to the Bushmen, to be careful of food in time of plenty, is followed by a description of the jackal's doings with regard to food, etc. (L VIII.-16. 7449-7451, 7448 rev.-7450 rev., and 7452-7456). </i>

Comments

1) p.7451v: |xam names for, and descriptions of, flowers found in Bushmanland and Mowbray (on and around 15 September 1878), 2) This story is found in Book VIII-16

Type

story

Date

15 September 1878 (started on or around)

Category

Custom and daily life

Plants and animals

Keyword

jackal ( habits of )

jackal ( speaks to its mates )

jackal ( stores food )

jackal ( runs about seeking its food )

jackal ( resembles or behaves like a man )

jackal ( its diet )

jackal ( its behaviour with food )

jackal ( its call )

jackal ( goes smelling along )

jackal ( runs against the wind )

jackal ( what people say when they hear it call )

jackal ( finds its buried food by smelling it in the wind )

jackal ( its 'plenty' )

food ( the rain makes it plentiful )

food ( the jackal's 'plenty' )

food ( and the jackal's actions with its )

food ( taking care with, when it is plentiful )

food ( the careful storing of )

food ( must be put away properly )

wind ( and the habits of jackals with food )

flowers ( found in Bushmanland )

flowers ( found at Mowbray in spring )

names ( of flowers found in Bushmanland and Mowbray )

rain ( food is plentiful in times of abundant rainfall )

rain ( and the habits of jackals with food )

Story Pages

7448v-7450v, 7452-7456

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