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Story: The springbok's story
Title
The springbok's story
Collection
Summary
Springbok will lead people to a lion. Their knowledge of distant things gained by their fine scent. In the Katkop dialect, by Dia!kwãin, from his parents (L V.-9. 4619-4651). Also, game knows the time of men's deaths, and as such their behaviour must be observed. The springbok tells people things if they understand its actions.
Comments
1) This story is found in Book V-9
Contributors
Date
20 April 1875 (started)
Categories
Custom and daily life, Portention
Keywords
game (and hunting observances) , game (senses or knows things) , game (its knowledge of things that happen elsewhere) , game (and death) , game (is a thing which knows our dying) , game (the nature and habits of) , game (and the hunting-ground's doings) , game (teachings about) , game (when it is obstinate) , game (understanding its actions) , game (tells people things) , game (must be observed) , teaching (understanding the actions of game) , teaching (the actions of the game) , teaching (about springbok) , teaching (game must be observed) , hunting (and the springbok's story) , hunting (the pursuing of game) , hunting (and understanding the actions of game) , hunting (game that takes people to their deaths) , hunting (game must be observed) , death (and the springbok's story) , death (the game knows or senses) , death (the game's presentiment of) , death (game leads people to) , understanding (the actions of the game) , understanding (observing the game) , understanding (and the springbok's story) , education (and understanding the actions of the game) , education (and observing the game) , education (and the springbok's story) , springbok (the springbok's story) , springbok (the hunting of) , springbok (when to leave them alone) , springbok (deceive people) , springbok (take people to a beast of prey) , springbok (the nature and habits of) , springbok (seem to die) , springbok (obstinate) , springbok (their cry) , springbok (want the lion to hear them) , springbok (their actions at sunset) , springbok (take people to their deaths) , springbok (their actions foretell things) , springbok (understanding their actions and knowing things) , springbok (their actions tell when lion is near) , springbok (teachings about) , springbok (sense and know things) , springbok (sense death at a place) , springbok (must be observed) , beasts of prey (and the springbok's story) , beasts of prey (and the actions of springbok) , beasts of prey (teachings about) , beasts of prey (and the actions of game) , beasts of prey (the game leads hunters to) , lions (and the springbok's story) , lions (the game leads hunters to) , lions (game knows when they are near) , lions (and the actions of game) , presentiment (of death) , presentiment (the game knows the time of a man's death) , presentiment (the game knows things and must be observed) , presentiment (and the springbok's story) , presentiment (the game's actions foretells things)
Story Pages
4619-4651
