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Story: The man who sought refuge from the rain in a cave, and found a lion there before him
Title
The man who sought refuge from the rain in a cave, and found a lion there before him
Collection
Summary
The lion made the rain in order to confuse the man so he wouldn't know where his house was and the lion could catch him. The lion made it rain and waited in a cave for the man who sought refuge there.
Comments
1) p.4890 opp: this story was told to Dia!kwain by his paternal grandfather (!ku-gen-ddi, or Oud Klaas), 2) p.4905v: a note that the following pages (pp.4906-4926) were translated at Charlottenburg, 3) This story is found in Book V-12
Contributors
Date
4 July 1875 (started)
Categories
History (personal), Plants and animals
Keywords
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Story Pages
4890-4926
