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>What Dia!kwain's parents told him about the bat and the porcupine who inhabit the same hole and go about together seeking food.

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 <i>Things girls and youths must avoid (the rain's things)</i> and <i>A note about the porcupine </i>, 3) This story is found in Book V-6

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13 - 17 March 1875

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