Notebooks
Story: The Mantis, his wife and their things
Title
The Mantis, his wife and their things
Collection
Summary
... an explanation that the Moon has the power of talking, because he belongs to the Mantis, all of whose things talk (L II.-6. 670-677). |kaggen (the Mantis) speaks to the Moon because he has created the Moon from his shoe, which can speak. All of |kaggen's things can speak and have 'understanding', as do those belonging to his wife, |huntu !kat !katten.
Comments
1) p.669v: a note by ||kabbo on death; see //kabbo tells of death, the hole, and the path of the First Bushmen (pp.669v-670v), 2) This story is found in Book II-6
Contributors
Date
October 1871
Categories
|kaggen (the Mantis), Celestial bodies and aeroscopy
Keywords
|kaggen (the Mantis) , |kaggen (creates Moon from his shoe) , |kaggen (his wife, |huntu !kat !katten and their things) , |kaggen (commands his things) , |kaggen (speaks to things) , Moon (|kaggen, his wife and their things) , Moon (has power of talking) , Moon (belongs to |kaggen) , Moon (speaks like |kaggen's other things do) , Moon (is created from |kaggen's shoe) , shoe (becomes Moon) , shoe (|kaggen's) , shoe (speaks) , shoe (|kaggen, his wife and their things) , things (are sensible) , things (have understanding) , things (are alive) , things (speak) , things (|huntu !kat !katten's) , things (of |kaggen and his wife) , wife (|kaggen's) , wife (|kaggen's is |huntu !kat !katten) , speech (Moon has power of) , speech (|kaggen's things have power of) , speech (|huntu !kat !katten's things have power of) , speech (|kaggen, his wife and their things)
Story Pages
670-678
