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Story: The Moon not to be laughed at
The Moon not to be laughed at
Title
The Moon not to be laughed at
Collection
Summary
The Moon is not to be laughed at. By /han≠kass’o (L VIII-–28. 8441-8443, 8446). People say that the Moon becomes angry when they laugh at it. People thus call it |ßkuan ttu to show it respect to try and keep it from going into the sky. The Moon's wife is ||ko'on.
Comments
1) p.8440: |han≠kass'o heard this from his mother (|xabbi-an), 2) p.8441v: the Moon's other name and the name of the Moon's wife, 3) See also The Moon seeking his wife, ||ko'on, 4) This story is found in Book VIII-28
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
25 & 27 May 1879 (story given on or about)
Categories
Celestial bodies and aeroscopy, Custom and daily life
Keywords
Moon (not to be laughed at) , Moon (children taught not to laugh at) , Moon (what people say to it) , Moon (resembles a 'thing which is bitter') , Moon (its name when a man) , Moon (the name of its wife is ||ko'on) , Moon (its other name is |ßkuan ttu) , Moon (when large went into the sky) , Moon (must not be called large) , Moon (when it gets angry it goes into the sky) , Moon (when large) , Moon (showing respect for) , Moon (the people call it |ßkuan ttu) , respecting (the Moon) , respecting (the Moon not to be laughed at) , children (are taught to respect the Moon) , children (are taught not to laugh at the Moon) , prohibition (the Moon is not to be laughed at) , prohibition (avoiding saying the name of the Moon) , prohibition (against calling the Moon large) , names (of the Moon and his wife) , names (and respecting the Moon and its name) , names (of the Moon when a man) , names (avoiding saying the Moon's name) , laughter (and respect for the Moon, which is not to be laughed at) , teaching (children about respecting the Moon) , teaching (the Moon not to be laughed at) , education (of children to respect the Moon) , education (the Moon not to be laughed at)
Story Pages
8441-8443, 8446
