The young man who was changed into stone, by the glance of a new maiden

Metadata

Title

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

Summary

A youth climbs up a mountain playing his !goura. A new maiden lying in her hut wants to see the youth play and looks straight at him. The youth is turned to stone with the !goura still in his mouth. This is why the |xam do not let new maidens walk about among the men.

Comments

1) p.5580v: Dia!kwain heard this from his mother (≠kamme-an); the name of the mountain mentioned in the story is kwi-||nein (Paard/Parra Kloof); a description of the mountain and its situation, 2) See also A fragment of an account of a ceremony performed by Bushmen maidens in order that their father's dogs should hunt well, 3) This story is found in Book V-20

Type

story

Date

11 (started on or about) -13 December 1875

Category

New maidens

Custom and daily life

Keyword

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