Title

Baboons take a child

Collection

Wilhelm Bleek notebooks

Summary

The story of the Hottentot boy carried off by Baboons, as told by Sir J. Alexander, translated by la!kúnta. (B I. 171-177.) Baboons steal a Koranna boy-child and take him to their place where he becomes wild. Some |xam see the child and tell the Koranna about it. The child is fetched and taken back to his kraal.

Comments

1) This story is found in Book I

Contributors

|a!kunta (Stoffel) (I)

Date

1871

Categories

Plants and animals, History (personal)

Keywords

Koranna (baboons take one of their children) , Koranna (and baboons) , Koranna (are told by the Bushmen about their child) , Koranna (their kraal) , Koranna (their child) , Koranna ('Hottentot boy carried off by Baboons') , child (Koranna) , child (baboons raise a Koranna) , child (is taken by baboons) , child ('Hottentot boy carried off by Baboons') , baboons (take a Koranna child) , baboons (steal a Koranna child) , baboons (raise a Koranna child) , baboons ('Hottentot boy carried off by Baboons')

Story Pages

171-177

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