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Story: The !kwai !kwai, the Mantis and the children
Title
The !kwai !kwai, the Mantis and the children
Collection
Summary
The !kwái–!kwái, the Mantis, and the Children. The !kwái–!kwái, who was formerly a man, and is now a bird (in appearance somewhat resembling a 'duiker'), comes, during the absence of their parents, to kill the children. They are defended by the Mantis, who causes the death of !kwái–!kwái. By /han#kass’o (L VIII.-3. 6304-6322, 4. 6323-6333). A note to the above story was also given by /han#kass’o (L VIII.-18. 7596, 7597 and 7595 rev.). The !kwai !kwai bird puts the children into a net, intending to kill them; |kaggen (the Mantis) is at home looking after them. He tells them to sing loudly so that their parents will know something is wrong because they don't normally sing loudly. The parents know something is amiss when they hear their children's voices as well as |kaggen's, and return home. |kaggen has stayed at home with the children because he dreams of the !kwai !kwai's attack on the children and stays at home with them to pull them from the fire the !kwai !kwai tries to roast them in. |kaggen tells the children to burn the !kwai !kwai in the fire, which they do and the |kaggen points out that he is clever even though people are always telling him he is not a 'grown-up person' and always 'gets feathers' and flies away when he sees danger.
Comments
1) p.6303v: the !kwai !kwai closely resembles the duiker bird (seen at the Breakwater in Cape Town) and some details about both, 2) p.6310v: on deep and small voices in men, 3) See also A note to the story of the Mantis, the !kwai !kwai and the children, 4) This story is found in Books VIII-3 and VIII-4
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
23 February 1878 (started)
Categories
|kaggen (the Mantis), Portention
Keywords
!kwai !kwai (bird) , !kwai !kwai (the children and |kaggen roast it in the fire) , !kwai !kwai (is burnt in the fire) , !kwai !kwai (was formerly a man) , !kwai !kwai (|kaggen dreams of it) , !kwai !kwai (wants to kill the children) , !kwai !kwai (resembles the Duiker) , !kwai !kwai (the appearance of) , !kwai !kwai (a description of) , !kwai !kwai (puts children in its net) , !kwai !kwai (the !kwai !kwai, |kaggen and the children) , bird (the !kwai !kwai) , bird (!kwai !kwai resembles the Duiker) , bird (the !kwai !kwai, |kaggen and the children) , |kaggen (the Mantis) , |kaggen (his relations) , |kaggen (is clever) , |kaggen (and danger) , |kaggen (behaves bravely) , |kaggen (what the people think of him) , |kaggen (his wife's name is |kauruwo) , |kaggen (what his wife tells him) , |kaggen (gets feathers) , |kaggen (goes into water) , |kaggen (flies away from danger) , |kaggen (is usually a coward) , |kaggen (and the Ichneumon) , |kaggen (dreams of the !kwai !kwai) , |kaggen (his prediction) , |kaggen (his actions and behaviour) , |kaggen (acts like a 'grown-up person') , |kaggen (acts wisely) , |kaggen (tells the children to sing loudly) , |kaggen (looks after the children) , |kaggen (and the !kwai !kwai, and the children) , children (and |kaggen and the !kwai !kwai) , children (sing loudly) , children (are put in the !kwai !kwai's net) , children (are taken by the !kwai !kwai) , children (burn the !kwai !kwai) , children (|kaggen looks after them) , Ichneumon (and the !kwai !kwai, |kaggen and the children) , wife (name of |kaggen's is |kauruwo) , wife (and the !kwai !kwai, |kaggen and the children) , name (of |kaggen's wife is |kauruwo) , name (a bird called the !kwai !kwai) , name (and the !kwai !kwai, |kaggen and the children) , dream (|kaggen's) , dream (or premonition) , dream (the !kwai !kwai, |kaggen and the children) , water (|kaggen goes into) , water (the !kwai !kwai, |kaggen and the children) , feathers (|kaggen gets) , feathers (the !kwai !kwai, |kaggen and the children)
Story Pages
6304-6321, 6323-6333
