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Specimens of Bushman Folklore, by W.H.I. Bleek and L.C. Lloyd, [1911], at sacred-texts.com


APPENDIX.

A. FEW !KUNG TEXTS.

THE DOINGS OF |XUE ARE MANY.

The works of |Xue are many, and were not one, but many; and my father's father, Karu, told me about |Xue's doings, for |Xue's works are numerous.

VARIOUS TRANSFORMATIONS OF |XUE

1. |XUE AS !NAXANE.

(When) the sun rose, |Xue was !naXane; the birds ate |Xue; |Xue was !naXane. The sun set, (and) |Xue, was |Xue; and lay down and slept. The night fell, and |Xue lay down, (he) slept; the place was dark; and the sun rose, and |Xue was another (kind of) !naXane, a large (kind of) !naXane, which is a tree. And the night fell, (and) |Xue was not a tree, and was |Xue, and lay down.


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