Title

Jackal's song (and The song of the Caama Fox)

Collection

Wilhelm Bleek notebooks

Summary

The Jackal's song in which it sings of how it avoids being hunted by circling back and crossing the spoor of the dogs that chase it.

Comments

1) The !gwiten is otherwise known as Vulpes Caama or the caama fox (or the jackal), 2) The song of the Caama fox appears on pp.2158v-2159v, 3) This story is found in Book XXIII

Contributors

||kabbo (Jantje) (II)

Date

1873

Categories

Poetry

Keywords

Jackal (Jackal's song) , Jackal (and the song of the Caama Fox) , Jackal (Vulpes Caama) , Jackal (!gwiten) , Jackal ('crosser of the spoor') , Jackal (Caama Fox) , Jackal (avoidance behaviour of) , Jackal (chased by dog) , Jackal (and the hunting dog) , Jackal (doings of) , Jackal (actions of) , Jackal (habits of) , Jackal (doubles back) , Jackal (avoids the dog) , Jackal (name of) , Jackal (!gwiten's song) , Jackal (little) , Jackal (young) , Jackal (cub) , crossing the spoor (doubling when pursued) , song (the Jackal's) , song (of the Caama Fox) , spoor (crossing of and Jackal's song) , spoor (jackal crosses) , hunting (of jackal) , hunting (and Jackal's song) , hunting (jackal is a 'crosser of the spoor') , hunting (-dog) , dog (hunting dog) , dog (and Jackal's song) , dog (jackal crosses its spoor)

Story Pages

2158-2159

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