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Story: The Mantis and Koro-tuiten
Title
The Mantis and Koro-tuiten
Collection
Summary
The Mantis and Kóro–tuíten. The Mantis learns from Kóro–tuíten how to obtain 'Bushman–rice' (i.e. larvae of the ants) with ease; but, acting ungratefully towards his instructor, he soon loses his newly acquired power. By /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-10. 6885-6939). A note states that Kóro–tuíten was formerly a man of the early race (L VIII.-10. 6885 rev.). 'Bushman rice' may be dug by both men and women. By /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-10. 6888 rev., note). |kaggen (the Mantis) is out hunting when he comes across Koro-tuiten, who flies down into a 'Bushman-rice' hole and carries out a kaross full of 'Bushman-rice' (ant larvae). |kaggen asks Koro-tuiten to anoint him with its perspiration so he too can get lots of 'Bushman-rice'. |kaggen breaks all his things (including his digging-stick), but gets a kaross full of 'Bushman rice'. He returns home and goes out to meet Koro-tuiten again, and fills many karosses of 'Bushman-rice'. Koro-tuiten asks him to divide his 'Bushman-rice', but |kaggen refuses. The next day when he tries to dive into the earth he crushes his brow, because the earth is now hard.
Comments
1) Date on p.6913: 20 May, 2) p.6884v: |han≠kass'o heard this story from his mother (|xabbi-an) who heard it from her own people; about the koro-tuiten bird, 3) p.6887v: on anointing another with one's own perspiration, 4) p.6888v: see The digging out of 'Bushman rice', 5) p.6891v: how |kaggen (the Mantis) breaks his things, 6) pp.6892v-6893v: see Springbok horns, 7) pp.6923v-6924v: see Feathered arrows and poison, 8) See also |kuamman-a, accompanied by the Mantis and the young Ichneumon, visits the house of the |ku or The Mantis and the Proteles, 9) This story is found in Book VIII-10
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
May 1878
Categories
|kaggen (the Mantis), Plants and animals
Keywords
|kaggen (the Mantis) , |kaggen (and !kauruwo his wife) , |kaggen (his relations) , |kaggen (is 'anointed' with perspiration) , |kaggen (his things) , |kaggen (and Koro-tuiten) , |kaggen (his actions) , |kaggen (is foolish) , |kaggen (does not share his 'Bushman-rice' with Koro-tuiten) , |kaggen (is advised by the Ichneumon) , |kaggen (and |kwammana) , |kaggen (is scolded) , |kaggen (breaks his things) , things (|kaggen's) , things (|kaggen breaks his) , things (|kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , Ichneumon (advises |kaggen) , Ichneumon (|kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , |kwammana (|kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , Koro-tuiten (|kaggen and) , Koro-tuiten (anoints |kaggen with its perspiration) , Koro-tuiten (its actions) , Koro-tuiten (makes the ground hard) , Koro-tuiten (one must share 'Bushman-rice' with) , Koro-tuiten (is a bird) , Koro-tuiten (looking at it) , Koro-tuiten (formerly a man of the Early Race) , Bushman rice (ant larvae) , Bushman rice (and |kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , Bushman rice (its holes) , Bushman rice ('sifting') , Bushman rice (sharing or dividing) , Bushman rice (digging for) , Bushman rice (the use of the digging stick) , perspiration (Koro-tuiten anoints |kaggen with his) , perspiration (|kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , sharing (or dividing 'Bushman rice') , sharing (|kaggen does not share his 'Bushman-rice' with Koro-tuiten) , sharing (|kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , digging (for 'Bushman rice') , digging (|kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , digging (the use of the digging stick) , implement (used for digging for 'Bushman rice') , implement (the use of the digging stick) , implement (and |kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , food (digging for and eating 'Bushman rice' or ant larvae) , food (and |kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , bird (the Koro-tuiten) , bird (|kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , Early Race (Koro-tuiten was formerly a man of) , Early Race (|kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , ant larvae ('Bushman rice') , ant larvae (eaten by |xam) , ant larvae (and |kaggen and Koro-tuiten) , name (a bird called Koro-tuiten) , name (for ant larvae is 'Bushman rice')
Story Pages
6885-6939
