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Story: Dead people are those who rode the Rain
Dead people are those who rode the Rain
Title
Dead people are those who rode the Rain
Collection
Summary
The Rain believed to be ridden by sorcerers. By /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-27. 8399 rev. and 8400 rev., note). |han≠kass'o was told by his elders that dead people (who come out of the ground) are those who 'rode the Rain' (when living) and thus do so again (they are rain-sorcerers).
Comments
1) |han≠kass'o heard this from his maternal grandfather (Tsatsi), as well as from his maternal grandmother (≠kammi) and another person (called Tuai-an), 2) This story is found in Book VIII-27
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
May 1879
Categories
The Rain and Rain's water, Custom and daily life
Keywords
rain (people who have 'got the Rain') , rain (dead people are those who rode the Rain) , rain (its leg) , rain (and dead sorcerers) , rain (and dead people who come out of the ground) , rain (the Rain is ridden by sorcerers) , rain (the riding of) , rain (is possessed by rain-sorcerers) , rain (its liquid) , rain (rain-water) , rain (when the rain-sorcerer unloosens his thong) , rain (and the sorcerer's thong) , rain (comes out of the clouds) , rain (-clouds) , rain (heavy) , rain (that is 'great') , sorcerers (rain-sorcerers) , sorcerers (who possess the rain) , sorcerers (dead, are those who 'rode the Rain') , sorcerers (who 'have got the Rain') , death (dead sorcerers rode and possess the Rain) , thong (with which the dead people rode the Rain) , thong (used by rain-sorcerers to ride the Rain) , thong (when 'unloosened' it brings heavy rain) , dead people (rain-sorcerers) , dead people (are those who rode the Rain) , rain-sorcerers (dead people are those who rode the Rain) , rain-sorcerers (Rain is possessed by) , rain-sorcerers (unloosen their thong and bring heavy rain)
Story Pages
8399v-8400v
