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Story: Wildcat turns into a lion
Title
Wildcat turns into a lion
Collection
Summary
The Wild Cat believed to possess the power of turning itself into a lion. By /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-23. 8080-8083, and 27. 8399 rev., note). |han≠kass'o's grandfather (Tsatsi) told him that when the wild cat is killed and brought home, it turns into a lion and comes to kill the hunter who killed it.
Comments
1) |han≠kass'o heard this from his maternal grandfather (Tsatsi), 2) See also A wild cat, when many have been killed by a person changes itself into a lion and kills the slayer, 3) This story is found in Book VIII-27
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
21 May 1879
Categories
Plants and animals, Transformation
Keywords
wild cat (its nature and habits) , wild cat (turns into a lion and kills the hunter) , wild cat (possesses the power to turn itself into a lion) , transformation (a wild cat becomes a lion to kill the hunter) , lion (a wild cat becomes one to kill the hunter) , hunting (wild cats kill the hunter in the shape of a lion) , hunting (of wild cats) , hunting (and the magic power of wild cats) , magic power (possessed by wild cats, who turn themselves into lions to take revenge on hunters)
Story Pages
8399v
