Notebooks
Story: Throwing stones at locusts
Title
Throwing stones at locusts
Collection
Summary
The locusts (with the locust birds which accompany them) are set free by Sorcerers. Stones not to be thrown at the locusts. (L V.-21. 5708-5719 1/2) (L VIII.-31. 8754-8758). |han≠kass'o and ||hoaken !khe were told by |han≠kass'o's grandfather not to throw stones at locusts. A second part of the story concerns |kaunu who says 'locusts come out' when he wants to drive the locusts with the children.
Comments
1) p.8756v: the locust bird and the locusts, 2) See also Locust birds and The locust bird or ||kerri, 3) This story is found in Book VIII-31
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
August 1879
Categories
History (personal), Plants and animals, Custom and daily life
Keywords
locusts (and the locust bird) , locusts (the driving of) , locusts (and how the people catch them) , locusts (are many and there are plenty) , locusts (the males are driven) , locusts (are driven by children) , locusts (the composition of the swarm) , locusts (some fly) , locusts (some are in the dust) , locusts (|kaunu calls them out) , locusts (teachings about) , locusts (boys throw stones at) , locusts (respecting) , locusts (|han≠kass'o and ||hoaken !khe were told by Tsatsi not to throw stones at) , locusts (prohibitions regarding the treatment of) , locusts (and sorcerers) , stones (and respecting locusts) , stones (must not be thrown at locusts) , stones (|han≠kass'o and ||hoaken !khe were told by Tsatsi not to throw them at locusts) , |kaunu (the sorcerer or rainmaker) , |kaunu (what he said about locusts) , |kaunu (says 'locusts come out') , |kaunu (drives the locusts) , |kaunu (and throwing stones at locusts) , locust bird (comes out before the locusts) , locust bird (and the driving of the locusts) , locust bird (and throwing stones at locusts) , personal history (|han≠kass'o and ||hoaken !khe were told by Tsatsi not to throw stones at locusts) , |han≠kass'o (and ||hoaken !khe were told by Tsatsi not to throw stones at locusts) , respect (for locusts) , respect (throwing stones at locusts prohibited) , respect (|han≠kass'o and ||hoaken !khe were told by Tsatsi not to throw them at locusts) , teaching (about respecting locusts) , teaching (and avoiding throwing stones at locusts) , teaching (|han≠kass'o and ||hoaken !khe were told by Tsatsi not to throw stones at locusts) , education (about respecting locusts) , education (and avoiding throwing stones at locusts) , education (|han≠kass'o and ||hoaken !khe were told by Tsatsi not to throw stones at locusts) , bird (the locust bird) , bird (and throwing stones at locusts) , sorcerers (and the treatment of locusts) , sorcerers (what |kaunu the rainmaker said about locusts) , sorcerers (|kaunu says 'locusts come out') , sorcerers (|kaunu calls out and drives the locusts) , name (a rainmaker or sorcerer called |kaunu who drives locusts and calls them out) , name (and throwing stones at locusts) , name (of the locust bird) , name (of people known by |han≠kass'o and some of his relations) , children (drive locusts) , children (taught not to throw stones at locusts) , children (and kaunu who drives locusts with them)
Story Pages
8754-8758
