The Mantis and |kwammana visit the Dassie's house

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Title

The Mantis and |kwammana visit the Dassie's house

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

Summary

<i>The Mantis and |kwámmana go out visiting together. The Mantis involves himself in a quarrel with a young "Dasse" (Hyrax), and stones fall upon him and |kwámmana. The latter, upon whom they lie loosely, is first rescued; while the Mantis owes his rescue to the entreaties of his wife, who prevails upon the people to take him out.-His teasing and troublesome ways are much blamed. (L VIII.-2. 6165-6193, and 6195.) Another version of the story of the Crow Messengers appears, here, in connexion with the adventure related above; |kwámmana and his companion being, in this instance, those who were found by the successful bird (Corvus scapulatus). (L VIII.-2. 6147-6157) By the same narrator was also given the Rescue of |kwámmana and the Mantis, and their return home. The Blue Crane, who is the elder sister of |kaggen, pities his sad condition.-Specimens of the peculiar manner in which the Bushman language is spoken by the wife of |kaggen, and by the Ichneumon, respectively, are here given. (L VIII.-2. 6196-6231, 3. 6232-6236.) A note regarding the ≠kam-!kwê, a member of the party which went to the rescue of /kwámmana and his companion (L VII.-2. 6195 rev. and 6196 rev.). </i>|kwammana and |kaggen (the Mantis) both drink from ostrich egg-shells offered to them, |kwammana by the young bee and |kaggen by the Dassie who passes water into his shell. |kaggen curses the Dassie when he tastes its urine and the mother Dassie makes rocks roll on |kaggen and |kwammana. The people take |kaggen out from under the rocks only because his wife has asked them to.

Comments

1) |kwammana is spelt in various ways throughout the stories in which he appears, 2) p.6167v: a |xam curse referring to another person's 'part' which is 'underneath' or 'behind', 3) p. 6178v: !kaurowo calls |kaggen ||kanndoro,<i> </i>while other people call him |kaggen (the Mantis), 4) pp.6195v &amp; 6196v: ≠kum !kwe who was once a man and lived in |han≠kass'o's country; he was in |kwammana's rescuing party, 5) p.6199v: the other name of the Porcupine<i>, </i>6) p.6227v: the kochelman (or Agama lizard) sings, 7) p.6232v: (13 February) |xam names for and habits of animals and the doings of the Agama lizard who lies in the Driedoorn tree, including what the people say to it, 8) pp.6233v-6234v: see <i>The !khau lizard and the rainclouds - springbok hunting follows rain</i> and <i>The song of the !khau lizard</i>, 9) p.6235v: |xam names for spiders and their webs, 10) see also <i>The Mantis and the Ticks</i>, 11) This story is found in Books VIII-2 and VIII-3

Type

story

Date

3 February 1878 (started)

Category

|kaggen (the Mantis)

Keyword

|kaggen (the Mantis), |kaggen (and |kwammana visit the Dassie's house), |kaggen (his sufferings), |kaggen (and the Ichneumon), |kaggen (is scolded), |kaggen (his sister is the Blue Crane), |kaggen (is skinned by stones), |kaggen (!kauruwo and the Porcupine rescue), |kaggen (and his wife, !kauruwo), |kaggen (plays tricks), |kaggen (his actions and behaviour), |kaggen (deceives), |kaggen (is foolish), |kaggen (and the Bees), |kaggen (another name for), |kaggen (his wife calls him ||kanndoro), |kaggen (and the Dassie's urine), |kaggen (curses the Dassie), |kaggen (angers people), |kaggen (is covered by rocks), |kaggen (is like a child), |kaggen (is not a 'grown-up person'), |kwammana (and |kaggen visit the Dassie's house), |kwammana (his actions and behaviour), |kwammana (is quiet), |kwammana (listens to stories), |kwammana (and the Bees), |kwammana (drinks the Bee's water), |kwammana (talks 'nicely'), |kwammana (rocks fall on him), |kwammana (his rescue), Porcupine (and !kauruwo), Porcupine (and the rescue of |kaggen and |kwammana), Porcupine (another name for), Porcupine (|kaggen and |kwammana visit the Dassie's house), !kauruwo (is |kaggen's wife), !kauruwo (asks for |kaggen to be rescued), !kauruwo (asks people to treat |kaggen gently), !kauruwo (scolds |kaggen), !kauruwo (|kaggen and |kwammana visit the Dassie's house), Ichneumon (advises |kaggen), Ichneumon (scolds |kaggen), Ichneumon (his grandfather is |kaggen), Ichneumon (his father is |kwammana), Ichneumon (and |kaggen and |kwammana's rescue), Ichneumon (|kaggen and |kwammana visit the Dassie's house), Blue Crane (is |kaggen's sister), Blue Crane (|kaggen and |kwammana visit the Dassie's house), Dassie ('mother'), Dassie ('young'), Dassie (her urine or 'water'), Dassie (is cursed by |kaggen), Dassie (makes rocks fall on |kaggen and |kwammana), Dassie (|kaggen and |kwammana visit its house), Dassie (its house), Dassie (lives with the Bees), names (the Porcupine's other), names (|kaggen's other is ||kanndoro), names (|kaggen's wife is !kauruwo), names (|kaggen and |kwammana visit the Dassie's house), curse (of the Dassie by |kaggen), curse (by the Dassie of |kaggen), curse (|kaggen and |kwammana visit the Dassie's house), urine (of the Dassie is bitter), urine (of the Bees is sweet), urine (|kaggen drinks the water of the Dassie and the Bees), urine (|kaggen and |kwammana visit the Dassie's house)

Story Pages

6165-6231, 6232-6236

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