Reynard the Fox in South Africa: Or, Hottentot Fables and TalesTrübner and Company, 1864 - 94 pages |
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... 13. The Leopard and the Ram 24 II . TORTOISE FABLES . 14. The Elephant and the Tortoise 15. The Giraffe and the Tortoise 16. The Tortoises Hunting the Ostriches 30 • 32 225 27 III . BABOON FABLES . 17. The Judgment of the.
... 13. The Leopard and the Ram 24 II . TORTOISE FABLES . 14. The Elephant and the Tortoise 15. The Giraffe and the Tortoise 16. The Tortoises Hunting the Ostriches 30 • 32 225 27 III . BABOON FABLES . 17. The Judgment of the.
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... Tortoise , pp . 27 , 29 . 12. The Two Wives , pp , 29 , 33 . 13. The Lion who took different Shapes , pp . 34 , 35 . 14. The Little Girl left in the Well by her wicked Com- panions , pp . 35 , 38 . 15. The Unreasonable Child to whom the ...
... Tortoise , pp . 27 , 29 . 12. The Two Wives , pp , 29 , 33 . 13. The Lion who took different Shapes , pp . 34 , 35 . 14. The Little Girl left in the Well by her wicked Com- panions , pp . 35 , 38 . 15. The Unreasonable Child to whom the ...
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... Tortoise is missing . It may have been similar to the beginning of the corres- ponding one in Damara . As far as it goes the Hot- tentot Fable is however evidently more original than the o Tyi - hereró text . As a specimen of o Tyi ...
... Tortoise is missing . It may have been similar to the beginning of the corres- ponding one in Damara . As far as it goes the Hot- tentot Fable is however evidently more original than the o Tyi - hereró text . As a specimen of o Tyi ...
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... over rocks , and never stopped to look behind him till he brought back himself and the half - dead Jackal to his place again . And so the Ram escaped . II . TORTOISE FABLES . THE SPRINGBOK ( GAZELLE ) 26 JACKAL FABLES .
... over rocks , and never stopped to look behind him till he brought back himself and the half - dead Jackal to his place again . And so the Ram escaped . II . TORTOISE FABLES . THE SPRINGBOK ( GAZELLE ) 26 JACKAL FABLES .
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... TORTOISE . ( The original , in the o Tyi - hereró or Damara language , is in the Library of Sir G. Grey , J. Rath's Manuscript , pp . 27 , 29. ) TWO things , the Elephant and the Rain ... TORTOISE FABLES 14 The Elephant and the Tortoise 225.
... TORTOISE . ( The original , in the o Tyi - hereró or Damara language , is in the Library of Sir G. Grey , J. Rath's Manuscript , pp . 27 , 29. ) TWO things , the Elephant and the Rain ... TORTOISE FABLES 14 The Elephant and the Tortoise 225.
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Alexander's Expedition Alfred Crowquill American literature answered asked Author Baboon child cloth compiled containing cows Crown 8vo DICTIONARY Ditto eingi Elephant English Essay Expedition of Discovery F. J. FURNIVALL F. W. NEWMAN Father FICHTE first-born French German Giraffe Give me water GRAMMAR Greek Grey's Library guage Hare Heitsi Eibip History hole Hottentot Fables Hottentot language hunted Hyena Illustrated interest Interior of Africa Jackal JOHANN GOTTLIEB FICHTE JOHN Kafir kraal Krönlein's Manuscript labour Lecture Leopard letters Lion Lion's literary little girl London look Ludewig mascul milk Moon Mother Namaqua nations Newman Nicolas Trübner original palatal click Papuan Languages Philological Post 8vo Press printed published reader RELIGION religious Review Royal 8vo Sanskrit Second Edition sewed Sir G SIR GEORGE GREY Sir James sister Snake stone thong Thou thought tion Tortoise Translated viii volume W. H. I. BLEEK whilst wife WILLIAM
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