Reynard the Fox in South Africa: Or, Hottentot Fables and TalesTrübner and Company, 1864 - 94 pages |
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... hunted after him in vain ; he was nowhere to be seen ; the baboons also had left the neighbour- hood . A year after this had occurred , a mounted hunter came to the kraal from a distance , and told the people that he had crossed at such ...
... hunted after him in vain ; he was nowhere to be seen ; the baboons also had left the neighbour- hood . A year after this had occurred , a mounted hunter came to the kraal from a distance , and told the people that he had crossed at such ...
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... hunted each other round a shrub . She wore many beads and arm - rings , and the Lion said , " Let me put them on ! " So she lent them to him , but he afterwards refused to return them to her . They then hunted each other again round the ...
... hunted each other round a shrub . She wore many beads and arm - rings , and the Lion said , " Let me put them on ! " So she lent them to him , but he afterwards refused to return them to her . They then hunted each other again round the ...
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... hunted each other again , till the Lion fell a second time . When she jumped upon him , he said : " My Aunt ! it is morning , and time to rise ; Pray , rise from me ! " They rose again and hunted after each other . The Woman at last ...
... hunted each other again , till the Lion fell a second time . When she jumped upon him , he said : " My Aunt ! it is morning , and time to rise ; Pray , rise from me ! " They rose again and hunted after each other . The Woman at last ...
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... hunted each other round for some time ; but at last the Heigeip was pushed * The is the palatal click , described in Note to Fable 24 , p . 55 ; and indicates the nasal pronunciation of a syllable . down . Then he said to the hole ...
... hunted each other round for some time ; but at last the Heigeip was pushed * The is the palatal click , described in Note to Fable 24 , p . 55 ; and indicates the nasal pronunciation of a syllable . down . Then he said to the hole ...
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... hunted each other again with the same words : - : - " Push the Heigeip down ! " " Push the Gã gorip down ! " A second time the Heigeip was pushed down , and he spoke the same words : " Support me a little , " and thus got out again ...
... hunted each other again with the same words : - : - " Push the Heigeip down ! " " Push the Gã gorip down ! " A second time the Heigeip was pushed down , and he spoke the same words : " Support me a little , " and thus got out again ...
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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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