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Story: How the approach of a commando is foretold by the mist
Title
How the approach of a commando is foretold by the mist
Collection
Summary
The near approach of a 'Commando' is heralded by a mist. In the Katkop dialect, by Díä!kwãin (L V.-16. 5199-5205). The |xam can tell when a commando is coming to attack them by the mist that comes in the morning.
Comments
1) This story was told to Dia!kwain by his father (Xaa-ttin), 2) pp.5173-5260 were translated in April 1912; except for pp.5206-5209, 3) This story is found in Book V-16
Contributors
Date
11 August 1875
Categories
Custom and daily life, Relations with others, Portention
Keywords
commando ('Boer') , commando (and the mist) , commando (the mist foretells the approach of one) , commando (attacks the |xam) , commando (the |xam fight with) , blood (smoking, and anger) , blood (creates the mist) , blood (and war) , blood (of the |xam) , mist (made by the people's smoking blood) , mist (and the people's anger) , mist (foretells a coming fight) , mist (foretells the approach of a commando) , mist (and a war) , mist (and attacks on the |xam) , mist (that comes in the morning) , Dutch ('Boers') , Dutch (commando) , Dutch (their attacks on the |xam) , Dutch (|xam relations with) , Dutch (the mist foretells the approach of a commando) , war (between the |xam and the 'Boers') , war (and smoking blood) , war (attacks on the |xam) , war (and commandos) , war (the mist foretells the approach of a commando) , presentiments (the mist foretells the approach of a commando) , foretell (the mist foretells the approach of a commando)
Story Pages
5199-5205
