The !khau carried off by a Lion

Metadata

Title

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

Summary

The !kháü (a Lizard of the Genus Agama) who would not listen to the advice of his wife, and was carried off by a lion. By /han≠kass'o (L VIII.-18. 7626-7638, 20. 7728-7745). The !khau sees the Lion's 'head-shadow' and thinks it is his own. The !khau looks up and sees the Lion, who catches him and eats him.

Comments

1) |han≠kass'o heard this from his mother (|xabbi-an), 2) !khau is sometimes spelt !kau in the stories in which it appears, 3) p.7628v: 'Bushman rice' and the maggot's 'houses', 3) p.7630v: see Lion turns into a man, 4) p.7633v: what people say to different shadows, 5) p.7741v: the name and smell of a plant, 6) This story is found in Book VIII-18 and VIII-20

Type

story

Date

12 October 1878 (started)

Category

History (Early Race)

Keyword

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