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Story: Dead people are those who rode the Rain
Title
Dead people are those who rode the Rain
Collection
Summary
The Rain believed to be ridden by sorcerers. By /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-27. 8399 rev. and 8400 rev., note). |han≠kass'o was told by his elders that dead people (who come out of the ground) are those who 'rode the Rain' (when living) and thus do so again (they are rain-sorcerers).
Comments
1) |han≠kass'o heard this from his maternal grandfather (Tsatsi), as well as from his maternal grandmother (≠kammi) and another person (called Tuai-an), 2) This story is found in Book VIII-27
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
May 1879
Categories
The Rain and Rain's water, Custom and daily life
Keywords
rain (people who have 'got the Rain') , rain (dead people are those who rode the Rain) , rain (its leg) , rain (and dead sorcerers) , rain (and dead people who come out of the ground) , rain (the Rain is ridden by sorcerers) , rain (the riding of) , rain (is possessed by rain-sorcerers) , rain (its liquid) , rain (rain-water) , rain (when the rain-sorcerer unloosens his thong) , rain (and the sorcerer's thong) , rain (comes out of the clouds) , rain (-clouds) , rain (heavy) , rain (that is 'great') , sorcerers (rain-sorcerers) , sorcerers (who possess the rain) , sorcerers (dead, are those who 'rode the Rain') , sorcerers (who 'have got the Rain') , death (dead sorcerers rode and possess the Rain) , thong (with which the dead people rode the Rain) , thong (used by rain-sorcerers to ride the Rain) , thong (when 'unloosened' it brings heavy rain) , dead people (rain-sorcerers) , dead people (are those who rode the Rain) , rain-sorcerers (dead people are those who rode the Rain) , rain-sorcerers (Rain is possessed by) , rain-sorcerers (unloosen their thong and bring heavy rain)
Story Pages
8399v-8400v
