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Story: An ostrich eggshell, left open, will attract snakes
Title
An ostrich eggshell, left open, will attract snakes
Collection
Summary
The mouth of an Ostrich egg–shell not to be left open. By /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-25. 8234 rev. and 8235 rev.). If an ostrich eggshell is left open (not stopped up with grass), the wind blows into its open mouth and a snake will go into the empty eggshell.
Comments
1) This story is found in Book VIII-25
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
9 February 1879
Categories
Keywords
ostrich eggshells (the wind makes them sound) , ostrich eggshells (sound if left open) , ostrich eggshells (when left open attract snakes) , ostrich eggshells (should be stopped up with grass) , ostrich eggshells (what old people teach children about) , teaching (of children about leaving ostrich eggshells open) , teaching (about attracting snakes) , teaching (of children by old people) , snakes (ostrich eggshells that are left open attract them) , snakes (what old people teach children about them) , snakes (and ostrich eggshells that sound when not closed) , snakes (get into karosses and bite people) , snakes (teachings about) , old people (who understand) , old people (teach children about ostrich eggshells and snakes) , children (what old people teach them about open ostrich eggshells and snakes) , education (of children, that an ostrich eggshell, left open, will attract snakes) , education (about snakes) , education (of children by old people) , wind (makes ostrich eggshells sound if left open, which attracts snakes)
Story Pages
8234v-8235v
