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Story: Beating a stone on the ground
Title
Beating a stone on the ground
Collection
Summary
Beating a stone upon the ground protects the people from lightning. Only women beat stones on the ground. !nanni's (?) paternal grandmother did this and said 'Fall into the water!' and the lightning (or rain) fell into the water.
Comments
1) The |xam are also recorded as beating stones on the ground when praying (see |nu-!ke or magicians who have died still possess power, and ≠kamme-an's prayer to them in |xam Book V-11), 2) This story is found in Book XI & XII-4
Contributors
Date
8 February 1880
Categories
Custom and daily life, History (personal)
Keywords
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Story Pages
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