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Story: The !khau carried off by a Lion
Title
The !khau carried off by a Lion
Collection
Summary
The !kháü (a Lizard of the Genus Agama) who would not listen to the advice of his wife, and was carried off by a lion. By /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-18. 7626–7638, 20. 7728-7745). The !khau sees the Lion's 'head-shadow' and thinks it is his own. The !khau looks up and sees the Lion, who catches him and eats him.
Comments
1) |han≠kass'o heard this from his mother (|xabbi-an), 2) !khau is sometimes spelt !kau in the stories in which it appears, 3) p.7628v: 'Bushman rice' and the maggot's 'houses', 3) p.7630v: see Lion turns into a man, 4) p.7633v: what people say to different shadows, 5) p.7741v: the name and smell of a plant, 6) This story is found in Book VIII-18 and VIII-20
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
12 October 1878 (started)
Categories
Keywords
lizard (!kau or !khau) , lizard (of the genus Agama) , lizard (of the Early Race) , !khau (!kau) , !khau (Agama lizard) , !khau (eats maggots) , !khau (its 'earth's ditch's Gemsbok') , !khau (is carried off by the Lion) , !khau (taunts the Lion) , !khau (hides in holes) , !khau (digs for 'Bushman rice') , !khau (and the Lion's 'head-shadow') , !khau (is killed by the Lion) , Lion (and the !khau) , Lion (who carries off the !khau) , Lion (its 'eared head's shadow') , Lion (the shadow of its head) , shadows (what people say to) , shadows (different kinds of) , shadows (head-) , shadows (bush-) , shadows (cast by the Lion's head and ears) , Early Race (and the !khau carried off by a Lion) , Bushman rice (the !khau digs for) , Bushman rice ('maggot's houses') , Bushman rice (cocoons) , Bushman rice (ant larvae) , Gemsbok (belonging to the !khau lizard, carried off by a Lion) , Gemsbok (the 'earth's ditch's') , ant larvae ('Bushman rice') , ant larvae (the !khau digs for) , ant larvae (and the !khau carried off by a Lion) , Agama lizard (!kau or !khau) , Agama lizard (the !khau carried off by a Lion) , names (for 'Bushman rice') , names (for the Agama lizard) , names (for different shadows)
Story Pages
7626-7638, 7728-7745
