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Story: The Phyllomorpha paradoxa (or withered-leaf insect)
Title
The Phyllomorpha paradoxa (or withered-leaf insect)
Collection
Summary
A game played with the Phyllomorpha paradoxa or 'Withered Leaf' Insect. By /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-9. 6775-6785). The withered-leaf insect distracts crying children and the people protect it from burning in the fire and laugh at its head-nodding movements.
Comments
1) p.6775v: the withered-leaf insect's ears (which are horns), 2)This story is found in Book VIII-9
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
2 – 3 May 1878
Categories
Custom and daily life, Plants and animals
Keywords
insect (the !uhaiten-!uhaita ||go a ken, withered-leaf insect or Phyllomorpha paradoxa) , withered-leaf insect (or !uhaiten-!uhaita ||go a ken) , withered-leaf insect (Phyllomorpha paradoxa) , withered-leaf insect (what the people do when it passes) , withered-leaf insect (clapping hands for) , withered-leaf insect (it nods its head) , withered-leaf insect (the appearance of) , withered-leaf insect (the actions and habits of) , withered-leaf insect (what people say to) , withered-leaf insect (is protected from fire) , withered-leaf insect (people sing to it) , withered-leaf insect (its 'ears') , withered-leaf insect (its 'horns') , withered-leaf insect (distracts crying children) , withered-leaf insect (must not burn in fire) , withered-leaf insect (laughing at) , withered-leaf insect (uses for) , withered-leaf insect (mothers talk about) , withered-leaf insect (a game played with) , game (played with the Phyllomorpha paradoxa or withered-leaf insect) , fire (the Phyllomorpha paradoxa or withered-leaf insect must not burn in) , children (a game played with the Phyllomorpha paradoxa or withered-leaf insect distracts them from crying) , song (that the people sing to the Phyllomorpha paradoxa or withered-leaf insect) , name (of an insect) , name (the Phyllomorpha paradoxa, !uhaiten-!uhaita ||go a ken or withered-leaf insect)
Story Pages
6775-6785
