Moths coming to the fire of Bushmen by night foretell the killing of certain kinds of game

Moths coming to the fire of Bushmen by night foretell the killing of certain kinds of game

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

The coming of different kinds of moths to the fire at night foretells the killing of certain types of game. The moths resemble different types of game.

1) pp.5173-5260 were translated in April 1912; except for pp.5206-5209, 2) See also <i>The Moon</i>, 3) This story is found in Book V-16

story

August 1875

Custom and daily life

Portention

Plants and animals

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