The !khau carried off by a Lion

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Title

The !khau carried off by a Lion

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

Summary

<i>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).</i> The <i>!khau</i> sees the Lion's 'head-shadow' and thinks it is his own. The <i>!khau</i> 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) <i>!khau</i> is sometimes spelt <i>!kau</i> in the stories in which it appears, 3) p.7628v: 'Bushman rice' and the maggot's 'houses', 3) p.7630v: see <i>Lion turns into a man</i>, 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

lizard ( !kau or !khau )

lizard ( of the genus Agama )

lizard ( of the Early Race )

!khau ( !kau )

!khau ( Agama lizard )

!khau ( eats maggots )

!khau ( its 'earth's ditch's Gemsbok' )

!khau ( is carried off by the Lion )

!khau ( taunts the Lion )

!khau ( hides in holes )

!khau ( digs for 'Bushman rice' )

!khau ( and the Lion's 'head-shadow' )

!khau ( is killed by the Lion )

Lion ( and the !khau )

Lion ( who carries off the !khau )

Lion ( its 'eared head's shadow' )

Lion ( the shadow of its head )

shadows ( what people say to )

shadows ( different kinds of )

shadows ( head- )

shadows ( bush- )

shadows ( cast by the Lion's head and ears )

Early Race ( and the !khau carried off by a Lion )

Bushman rice ( the !khau digs for )

Bushman rice ( 'maggot's houses' )

Bushman rice ( cocoons )

Bushman rice ( ant larvae )

Gemsbok ( belonging to the !khau lizard, carried off by a Lion )

Gemsbok ( the 'earth's ditch's' )

ant larvae ( 'Bushman rice' )

ant larvae ( the !khau digs for )

ant larvae ( and the !khau carried off by a Lion )

Agama lizard ( !kau or !khau )

Agama lizard ( the !khau carried off by a Lion )

names ( for 'Bushman rice' )

names ( for the Agama lizard )

names ( for different shadows )

Story Pages

7626-7638, 7728-7745

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