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Story: The new maiden who ate the ostrich marrow from the thigh-bone of the ostrich without the knowledge of her people
Title
The new maiden who ate the ostrich marrow from the thigh-bone of the ostrich without the knowledge of her people
Collection
Summary
A new maiden secretly eats the marrow from inside the ostrich's thigh-bone, although she is not supposed to.
Comments
1) p.5405v: this story was told to Dia!kwain by his mother (≠kamme-an); the |xam names for the marrow that used to be inside the ostrich's thigh-bone, 2) This story is found in Book V-18
Contributors
Date
23 November 1875 (started)
Categories
New maidens, Custom and daily life
Keywords
new maiden (who ate the ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people) , new maiden (her confinement) , new maiden (the preparation of her food) , new maiden (her work) , new maiden (the new girl) , new maiden (her seclusion in a hut) , new maiden (her actions) , new maiden (ceremonies and rituals relating to) , new maiden (food eaten by) , new maiden (prohibitions relating to) , new maiden (may not eat certain things) , new maiden (old women feed and care for her) , new maiden (avoidance behaviour of) , new maiden (may not handle meat) , new maiden (and why ostrich-bones have no marrow) , new maiden (the treatment of) , new maiden (caring for) , new maiden (works the game) , new maiden (the time when she can work with things) , game (its flesh and new maidens) , game (its things and new maidens) , game (and new maidens) , game (and the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people) , food (prepared for new maidens) , food (eaten and avoided by new maidens) , food (the handling of by new maidens) , food (and the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people) , food (the eating of marrow is prohibited for new maidens) , ostrich (its marrow) , ostrich (its thigh-bones formerly had marrow) , ostrich (why its bones have no marrow) , ostrich (and the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people) , ostrich (the eating of marrow is prohibited for new maidens) , hut (for the seclusion of the new maiden) , hut (and the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people) , ceremony (for new maidens) , ceremony (and the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people) , bones (why ostrich-bones have no marrow) , bones (and the story of the new maiden who ate ostrich marrow without the knowledge of her people)
Story Pages
5406-5418
