The Mantis, his wife and their things

The Mantis, his wife and their things

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

kabbo (Jantje) (II)

<i>... an explanation that the Moon has the power of talking, because he belongs to the Mantis, all of whose things talk (L II.-6. 670-677). </i>|kaggen<i> </i>(the Mantis) speaks to the Moon because he has created the Moon from his shoe, which can speak. All of |kaggen's things can speak and have 'understanding', as do those belonging to his wife, |huntu !kat !katten.

1) p.669v: a note by ||kabbo on death; see <i>//kabbo tells of death, the hole, and the path of the First Bushmen </i>(pp.669v-670v), 2) This story is found in Book II-6

story

October 1871

|kaggen (the Mantis)

Celestial bodies and aeroscopy

|kaggen ( the Mantis )

|kaggen ( creates Moon from his shoe )

|kaggen ( his wife, |huntu !kat !katten and their things )

|kaggen ( commands his things )

|kaggen ( speaks to things )

Moon ( |kaggen, his wife and their things )

Moon ( has power of talking )

Moon ( belongs to |kaggen )

Moon ( speaks like |kaggen's other things do )

Moon ( is created from |kaggen's shoe )

shoe ( becomes Moon )

shoe ( |kaggen's )

shoe ( speaks )

shoe ( |kaggen, his wife and their things )

things ( are sensible )

things ( have understanding )

things ( are alive )

things ( speak )

things ( |huntu !kat !katten's )

things ( of |kaggen and his wife )

wife ( |kaggen's )

wife ( |kaggen's is |huntu !kat !katten )

speech ( Moon has power of )

speech ( |kaggen's things have power of )

speech ( |huntu !kat !katten's things have power of )

speech ( |kaggen, his wife and their things )

670-678