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Story: Da: his capture and the death of his parents
Title
Da: his capture and the death of his parents
Collection
Summary
Da describes his capture by the Makoba and the deaths of his parents and other members of his family. The Makoba came and took Da in his country. The Makoba put the children into the water where it seems they were eaten by alligators (crocodiles). Da escaped this fate and was not put in the water.
Comments
1) See also |uma: his capture by the Makoba and his Boer masters, 2) This story is found in Book XIII & XIV- 1
Contributors
Date
8 May 1880
Categories
Keywords
Da (his personal history) , Da (his capture by the Makoba) , Da (the deaths of his family members) , Da (the murder of his parents) , Da (his country) , Makoba (and the capture of Da) , Makoba (and the deaths of the members of Da's family) , Makoba (put the children into the water) , Makoba (murdered Da's parents) , Makoba (their relations with the !kun) , personal history (Da's capture and the death of his parents) , alligators (crocodiles) , alligators (and the death of the children put into the water by the Makoba) , alligators (and Da's capture and the death of his parents) , crocodiles ('alligators') , crocodiles (and Da's capture and the death of his parents) , death (of Da's parents and other members of his family) , death (of the children put into the water by the Makoba) , capture (of Da by the Makoba and the death of his parents) , water (the death of the children put into by the Makoba) , water (and Da's capture and the death of his parents) , water (crocodiles or 'alligators' in)
Story Pages
10 280-10 281 and 10 253
