Locusts

Locusts

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

|kaunu, the rainmaker, told the people that locusts come out when rain falls. After locusts have laid their eggs they fly away. New locusts get wings and become <i>berre</i>. The people call them <i>berre</i> because they are only able to feed at one place. When they are strong enough, they fly in the dark against the wind to strengthen themselves.

1) pp.8743v &amp; 8748v: see <i>The !gixa (sorcerer) |kaunu</i>, 2) p.8744v: see <i>A photograph of Xu gwai reminding |han≠kass'o of !nwa !koro </i>, 3) p.8747v: (20 August 1879) the 'Eastern Bushmen', or |ko-ken !k'e; the east wind and its name, 4) pp.8750v-8752v: see<i> Regarding the living again of male ostriches</i>, 5) This story is found in Book VIII-31

story

18 August 1879 (started)

Plants and animals

History (personal)

The Rain and Rain's water

|kaunu ( the rainmaker )

|kaunu ( what he said about locusts )

|kaunu ( and the rain and locusts )

locusts ( their habits )

locusts ( and the rain )

locusts ( come out when rain falls )

locusts ( make a swarm )

locusts ( their names at different stages of their development )

locusts ( settle at midday )

locusts ( breed and lay eggs )

locusts ( their young are called t'oe t'oe )

locusts ( |ki |ki )

locusts ( tana )

locusts ( ||u huabba )

locusts ( get feathers )

locusts ( a description of their growth )

locusts ( with wings are called berre )

locusts ( berre are weak )

locusts ( berre strengthen themselves with the wind )

locusts ( what |kaunu the rainmaker said about )

locusts ( berre do not fly far )

locusts ( berre are 'still grazing at one place' )

locusts ( when strong berre fly away )

locusts ( 'the berre is red, like the earth' )

locusts ( when grown-up are called a 'flier', or ||khou when black )

locusts ( others are called ||xerre-|xam )

names ( for locusts at different stages of development )

names ( a rainmaker called |kaunu )

wind ( how berre locusts strengthen themselves and their wings )

wind ( and locusts )

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