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Story: What the stars say
Title
What the stars say
Collection
Summary
The stars call out 'Tsau! Tsau!'. The people say that the stars are cursing the springbok's eyes for them. When the stars came out, |han≠kass’o's grandfather Tsatsi prayed to them, asking to exchange his hungry heart with the star's satisfied one so he might also be filled up.
Comments
1) See also Prayer to a star, 2) This story is found in Book VIII-28
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
30 – 31 May 1879
Categories
Celestial bodies and aeroscopy, Poetry
Keywords
stars (what they say) , stars (their arms) , stars (their stomachs) , stars (their hearts) , stars (prayers to on account of hunger) , stars (are large) , stars (and hunger) , stars ('art filled') , stars (say 'Tsau! Tsau!') , stars (what |han≠kass'o's grandfather told him about) , stars (|han≠kass'o's grandfather's prayer to) , stars (talking to) , stars (appear well fed) , stars (their hearts) , stars (curse the springbok's eyes) , stars (|han≠kass'o listens to) , stars (sound in the summer) , stars (newly came out) , stars (a prayer asking for their filled stomachs) , stars (a prayer asking for their arms that do not miss their aim) , stars (a prayer asking for their satisfied hearts) , prayer (incantation) , prayer (to the stars when hungry) , prayer (for successful hunting) , prayer (asking for the star's heart so the people will not hunger) , prayer (asking the star for its filled stomach) , prayer (asking the star for its arm that does not miss its aim) , prayer (asking the star for its satisfied heart) , prayer (asking the stars to take the people's hearts) , prayer (and prayers regarding the successful hunting of springbok) , prayer (and what the stars say) , hunger (the star 'mayest also hunger') , hunger (the star's heart will not) , hunger (stars seem as if they 'possessed food') , hunger (a prayer asking for the star's heart) , hunger (the stars appear to be satisfied) , hunger (the stars are large and appear well fed) , hunger (and an exchange of hearts, stomachs and arms) , hunger (and what the stars say) , incantations (prayers) , incantations (to the stars) , incantations (asking the stars for their hearts) , incantations (to the stars when hungry) , incantations (and prayers regarding the successful hunting of springbok) , incantations (and what the stars say) , hearts (the peoples' are hungry) , hearts (the stars' appear satisfied) , hearts (and a prayer to the stars) , hearts (and what the stars say) , springbok (the stars curse their eyes) , springbok (and prayers to the stars) , springbok (a prayer that an arrow may hit) , springbok (and what the stars say) , |han≠kass'o (and his grandfather Tsatsi's prayers to the stars) , |han≠kass'o (what his grandfather told him about the stars) , |han≠kass'o (his personal history) , hunting (missing one's aim and a prayer to the stars) , hunting (and hunger) , hunting (prayers for successful) , hunting (what the stars say) , personal history (what |han≠kass'o's Tsatsi's told him about the stars) , personal history (and what the stars say) , personal history (|han≠kass'o listens to the stars sound) , food (prayers asking the stars for food and successful hunting) , food (stars seem as if they 'possessed food') , food (and what the stars say)
Story Pages
8449-8458
