Reynard the Fox in South Africa: Or, Hottentot Fables and TalesTrübner and Company, 1864 - 94 pages |
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... than this ? " But when she had bitten a hole through the cow- skin , she saw that they were other people ; then she fled , falling here and there , yet she made her escape . 5. THE WHITE MAN AND THE SNAKE . ( The 10 JACKAL FABLES .
... than this ? " But when she had bitten a hole through the cow- skin , she saw that they were other people ; then she fled , falling here and there , yet she made her escape . 5. THE WHITE MAN AND THE SNAKE . ( The 10 JACKAL FABLES .
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... holes in me , and sucks the blood . " The Mother said , " With what lion's nature your sister went the way that I forbade her , and returned , I do not know . " Now the cows arrived , and the elder sister cleansed the pails in order to ...
... holes in me , and sucks the blood . " The Mother said , " With what lion's nature your sister went the way that I forbade her , and returned , I do not know . " Now the cows arrived , and the elder sister cleansed the pails in order to ...
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... hole in the ground , and sat by it , and told passers - by to throw a stone at his forehead . The stone , however , rebounded and killed the person who had thrown it , so that he fell into the hole . At last Heitsi Eibip was told that ...
... hole in the ground , and sat by it , and told passers - by to throw a stone at his forehead . The stone , however , rebounded and killed the person who had thrown it , so that he fell into the hole . At last Heitsi Eibip was told that ...
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... hole were , it is said , pushed down into it by the Ga gorip * ( the pusher into the hole ) , as he knew well where it lay . Whilst he was thus employed , there came the Heitsi Eibip , called also Heigeip , and saw how the Ga gorip ...
... hole were , it is said , pushed down into it by the Ga gorip * ( the pusher into the hole ) , as he knew well where it lay . Whilst he was thus employed , there came the Heitsi Eibip , called also Heigeip , and saw how the Ga gorip ...
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... hole , " Support me a little , " and it did . Thus , being supported , he came out ; and they hunted each other again with the same words : - : - " Push the Heigeip down ! " " Push the Gã gorip down ! " A second time the Heigeip was ...
... hole , " Support me a little , " and it did . Thus , being supported , he came out ; and they hunted each other again with the same words : - : - " Push the Heigeip down ! " " Push the Gã gorip down ! " A second time the Heigeip was ...
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