| Author |
Theal, George McCall, 1837-1919 |
| Title |
Kaffir folk-lore : A selection from the traditional tales current among the people living on the eastern border of the Cape Colony with copious explanatory notes
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| Edition |
2nd edition.
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| Original Publication |
London: Swan Sonnenschein, Le Bas & Lowrey, 1886.
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| Contents |
Introductory chapter regarding the Kaffirs -- The story of the bird that made milk -- The story of five heads -- The story of Tangalimlibo -- The story of a girl who disregarded the custom of ntonjane -- The story of Simbukumbukwana -- The story of Sikulume -- The story of Hlakanyana -- The story of Demane and Demazana -- The story of the runaway children; or, the wonderful feather -- The story of Ironside and his sister -- The story of the cannibal's wonderful bird -- The story of the cannibal mother and her children -- The story of the girl and the mbulu -- The story of Mbulukazi -- The story of Long Snake -- The story of Kenkebe -- The story of the wonderful horns -- The story of the glutton -- The story of the great chief of the animals -- The story of the hare -- The story of Lion and Little Jackal -- Proverbs and figurative expressions.
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| Credits |
Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
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| Subject |
Tales -- South Africa
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| Subject |
Xhosa (African people) -- Folklore
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
71335 |
| Release Date |
Aug 4, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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