A Rain story

A Rain story

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

<i>An account of rain-making by means of dragging a water-animal over the land, in illustration of a Bushman painting copied by Mr J.M. Orpen (</i>Cape Monthly Magazine<i> for July, 1874, frontispiece), was given, in the Katkop dialect, by Dia!kwãin, who had it from his mother (BXXVII. 2540-2608, the two first pages only translated). The beginning of this was repeated by him (L V.-3. 4075-4085), and two other accounts of rain-making were also given by him (L V.-3. 4086-4121).</i> A story of how the rainmakers (<i>!giten</i>) lie in wait for a waterbull at the spring. An old rainmaker attempts to lead a waterbull (by means of a noose or thong round its neck), but fails when the thong breaks. His abilities are called into question by the people back home.

1) p.4089v: this story was told to Dia!kwain by his father (Xaa-ttin or Jacob), 2) p.4099: a different version of this part of the story given when Lloyd had trouble understanding the first taking of the tale, 3) 4110v: the waterbull is a 'strong thing', not a 'light thing', 4) p.4116v: the rainmaker of the story is also called a <i>!gixa</i>, 5) p.4119v: the work might have been successful if the thong and the helpers had first been sprinkled with finely powdered buchu, 6) p.4120v: buchu calms the waterbull; on the 'going away' of the rainmaker while other people sleep, 7) See also <i>What happened when the thong (with which they were pulling at the Water's Bull) broke, </i>or<i> Kko-kkoro's story </i>and<i> Rainmaking (a version by Dia!kwain)</i>, 8) This story is found in Book V-3

story

16 January 1875 (started)

The Rain and Rain's water

waterbull ( and a Rain story )

waterbull ( methods of catching )

waterbull ( and rainmaking )

waterbull ( ensuring its capture )

waterbull ( and buchu )

waterbull ( losing )

waterbull ( and failure of the rain-sorcerer )

waterbull ( and the old rain-sorcerer )

waterbull ( the thong breaks )

waterbull ( is a strong thing )

waterbull ( at water-hole )

waterbull ( is led with a thong )

waterbull ( its nature and habits )

waterbull ( and night )

waterbull ( its house )

waterbull ( working with )

rainmakers ( and a rain story )

rainmakers ( rain-sorcerers )

rainmakers ( !giten )

rainmakers ( teach people to help them )

rainmakers ( and waterbull )

rainmakers ( and catching and leading of the waterbull )

rainmakers ( who are old )

rainmakers ( unsuccessful )

rainmakers ( their work )

rainmakers ( and thong )

rainmakers ( use buchu )

rainmakers ( that are real sorcerers )

rainmakers ( and broken thong )

rainmakers ( who lose waterbull )

rainmakers ( criticism of )

thong ( and a rain story )

thong ( used for leading waterbull )

thong ( that breaks )

thong ( the old sorcerer's )

thong ( and rainmaking )

thong ( and buchu )

buchu ( and a rain story )

buchu ( and work with waterbull )

buchu ( and thong )

buchu ( used by rain-sorcerer )

buchu ( and rainmaking )

rain ( a Rain story )

rain ( rainmaking )

rain ( the work with waterbull )

rain ( its sorcerers )

education ( rainmakers teach people to help them )

education ( and a Rain story )

name ( used for rainmakers is !giten )

old ( treatment of the old rainmaker )

old ( and the old rain-sorcerer whose thong breaks )

work ( of the rainmakers )

work ( and a Rain story )

work ( leading the waterbull )

work ( how the rainmakers lie in wait for a waterbull at the spring )

4090-4121