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Story: What the children say to the Moon as it rises making it angry

Title

What the children say to the Moon as it rises making it angry

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Summary

Added to this are the words of derision sometimes addressed, by Bushman children, to the Moon as it rises, making it angry (L II-35. 3158 rev.). The children call out the Moon's name which makes it angry and go into the sky.

Comments

1) This story occurs on a verso page of The children of the First Bushmen (who preceded the Flat Bushmen in their country) throw up the sleeping Sun into the sky, 2) This story is found in Book II-35

Contributors

||kabbo (Jantje) (II)

Date

4 September 1873

Categories

Celestial bodies and aeroscopy

Keywords

children (how they anger the Moon) , children (call the Moon's name) , children (offend the Moon) , Moon (the anger of) , Moon (the name of) , Moon (and children) , Moon (and First Bushmen) , Moon (his name is Bbu) , Moon (his actions when angry) , name (of the Moon) , name (what the children call the Moon to anger it as it rises) , name (saying the Moon's is avoided)

Story Pages

3158v

Page Images

Image File: A2_1_41_03159.JPG

Book: BC_151_A2_1_041