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Story: The story of the old man who makes rain
The story of the old man who makes rain
Title
The story of the old man who makes rain
Collection
Summary
The Rain-maker is asked to milk a nice female Rain which is gentle, the rain-clouds being her hair (L II.-24. 2213-2226, 25. 2227-2263). The verso pages of the account contain further notes as to the actions of the rain and the rainmaker, as well as mentioning the rain's legs (or rain-water) and ribs (or rain-clouds) and how the rainmaker rides the rain-cow.
Comments
1) Note on the inside of the front cover (Book II-24) that parts of the story were translated in 1913 & 1914, 2) Note on the inside of the front cover (Book II-25) that some parts of the story were translated in 1899, 3) Date on p.2227: 2 December; p.2258: 11 December, 4) Note on contents page (Book II-25): '||kabbo read over with LL [Lucy Lloyd] in Oct '73 and said story was finished', 5) p.2231v: a note that what |han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) says in January 1878 is a little different to ||kabbo's words, 6) p.2239v: the name of the high mountain (kamm xhara ka !kau) at Wittberg where rain is made; it isn't in Bushmanland and '... Jantje has not seen it, but Stoffel has - Kafirs live at the water near it.', 7) p.2254v: ||kabbo's mother told him that the rain-man broke one of the rain's ribs and threw the pieces to different places; the ribs were a 'long dark thick cloud', 8) p.2257v: the name for autumn, which occurs at the end of February and the beginning of March in Bushmanland, 9) p.2261v: a note by ||kabbo on the colour of springbok hair at different times, 10) See also Rainmaking: another story of it, 12) This story is found in Books II-24 and II-25
Contributors
Date
29 November – December 1872
Categories
Keywords
rainmaker (the old man who makes rain) , rainmaker (rain-man) , rainmaker (and rain) , rainmaker (breaks rain's ribs) , rainmaker (rides rain) , rainmaker (the doings of) , rainmaker (the rituals performed by) , rainmaker (cuts out rain's blood) , rainmaker (cuts or makes rain) , rainmaker (makes a female rain which is desirable) , rainmaker (milks she-rain) , rainmaker (his anger with people) , rainmaker (a rain 'medicine man') , rainmaker (speaks so rain may fall) , rain (story of the old man who makes) , rain (the people fear an angry rain) , rain (its body parts) , rain (and rainmaking) , rain (is ridden by rainmaker) , rain (the rain-cow and bull) , rain (and hunting ostriches and springbok) , rain (the rain's liquid) , rain (the rain's great skin, ribs, legs, hair, blood, milk, breath) , rain (the clouds are its hair) , rain (the mother-rain) , rain (the rain's wind) , rain (and mountains) , rain (and water–pits) , rain (and mist) , rain (its breath) , rain (the wind of female rain) , rain (the properties of female rain) , rain (the properties of male rain which is undesirable) , rain (that kills and causes loss of homes) , rain (and the rainmaker) , rain (and drought) , rain (rain-clouds) , rain (its shadow or shade is feared) , rain (male rain walks in dust on ground) , rain (and Brinkkop) , rain (and death) , rain (the rain-bull) , rain (male) , rain (female) , rain (qualities of) , rain (types of) , rain (and wind) , rain (and plants and trees) , rain ('killing' rain) , rain (rain's shade) , rain (and the |xam) , rain (cools earth) , rain (the people ask for) , rain (brings springbok) , rain ('Rain's person') , water (the people travel to) , water (and rainfall) , springbok (and time of year) , springbok (hunting of and rain) , springbok (and seasons) , springbok (drink rain's blood and milk) , springbok (and female rain) , springbok (and Rainmaker) , springbok (rain brings) , wind (of male and female rain) , wind (and the |xam) , fire (disperses rain) , fire (angers rainmaker) , fire (and an angry rain) , river (Har River) , river (and rain) , river (name of) , mountains (Brinkkop) , mountains (and place of rainmaking) , rain-clouds (are rain's legs and hair) , name (the Har river) , name (the mountain called Brinkkop) , name (of a place where rain is made) , name (and the story of the old man who makes rain) , death (story of the old man who makes rain) , death (and 'killing' rain) , hunting (in the story of the old man who makes rain) , hunting (and rain) , hunting (of springbok and ostriches follows rain) , cow (rain-cow) , cow (ridden by the rainmaker) , cow (the old man who makes rain) , bull (rain-bull) , bull (ridden by the rainmaker) , bull (the old man who makes rain)
Story Pages
2213-2226, 2227-2263
