The dream which Dia!kwain had before he received the tidings of the death of his father
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The dream which Dia!kwain had before he received the tidings of the death of his father
Collection
Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks
Contributor
Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)
Summary
<i>The dream of Díä!kwãin, before he received news of his father's death. Further omens, etc. In the Katkop dialect by Díä!kwãin (L V.-15. 5110-5146).</i> Dia!kwain dreams that he and his father are cutting up a sheep and a Dutch man ('Boer') threatens to beat them to death for killing the sheep. Dia!kwain awakes at daybreak and tells his wife that the dream had spoken like a person, of things that would come true. Dia!kwain's mother comes to tell him his father has died.
Comments
1) See also <i>What happens when we die</i>, 2) This story is found in Book V-15
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