How an owl (by its conduct) made |a-kkumm think that danger must be at hand and how she was sought for by a lion, which spoke to her in a man's voice

Metadata

Title

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

Summary

Dia!kwain's elder sister, |a-kkumm, comes upon an owl as she journeys from !kau-|nunu (Kenhardt) at sunset, and it behaves as if it is going to snatch her. When it leaves she is afraid because her mother had told her that when an owl leaves at sunset a beast of prey is near.

Comments

1) p.4868v: this story was told to Dia!kwain by |a-kkumm when he was little; about Kenhardt (or !kau-|nunu) at the time before the white people built their houses there, 2) pp.4869v-4879v: see <i>Avoidance behaviour relating to lions,</i> 3) See also |<i>a khumm called by a lion</i>, 4) This story is found in Book V-11

Type

story

Date

1 July 1875 (started)

Category

History (personal)

Plants and animals

Custom and daily life

Keyword

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