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Story: What happens when we die
Title
What happens when we die
Collection
Summary
The relations of wind, moon, and cloud to human beings after death, etc. (L V.-15. 5147-5158). What happens when the |xam die.
Comments
1) p.5146v: this story was told to Dia!kwain by his mother (≠kamme-an) and father (Xaa-ttin) and he also saw it for himself, 2) pp.5149v & 5150v: see Sitting in the shade, 3) p.5150v: Dia!kwain's mother heard the part of the story about death from her mother, 4) This story is found in Book V-15
Contributors
Date
5 August 1875 (started)
Categories
Keywords
death (|xam beliefs about) , death (people become part of the sky after) , death (what Dia!kwain's mother told him about) , death (clouds come out after) , death (the dead are carried by the moon) , death (the dead make clouds) , death (the dead have wind) , death (the wind blows away footprints after) , death (the wind 'blows dust' after) , death (what happens when people die) , death (the dead person's 'gall') , death (and actions of the moon) , moon (and death) , moon (its actions when a person dies) , moon (lies down) , moon (stands hollow) , moon (carries the dead) , moon (and signs of death) , moon (its appearance and death) , moon (and what happens when people die) , wind (and death) , wind (and the dead person's footprints) , wind ('blows dust') , wind (blows away footprints) , wind (each person has their own) , wind (and what happens when people die) , gall (of the dead person) , gall (of the dead, sits in the sky) , gall (the appearance of) , gall (and what happens when people die) , clouds (a dead person's) , clouds (and death) , clouds (the dead make) , clouds (are dead people) , clouds (are the hair of the dead) , clouds (and what happens when people die) , dust (wind 'blows dust' after death) , dust (and what happens when people die) , sky (people become part of the sky after death) , sky (and what happens when people die) , footprints (blown away by the wind after death) , footprints (and what happens when people die)
Story Pages
5147-5158
