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Tales from the Basotho. Translated from Afrikaans by Susie McDermid. Analytical notes, tale type and motif indexes by John M. Vlach

Postma, Minnie 1974

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Title:
Tales from the Basotho. Translated from Afrikaans by Susie McDermid. Analytical notes, tale type and motif indexes by John M. Vlach
Author: Postma, Minnie
Subjects: Tales -- Lesotho;
Sotho (African people) -- Folklore;
Basuto tales Texts
Description: Translation of Litsomo
The giant bird Mothemelle Wolf and jackal and the beautiful girl The outcast Fenya-fenyane Hen, Hawk, and the needle Roaqo, the woman who ate people Tortoise and Dove The guilty woman Monyohe, the great snake of the deep waters Maliane and the water snake Molaetsane Obe, the monster of the dark canyon The dove, the heron, and jackal The mother-in-law and the clear water The milk tree Jackal and hen The whirlwind and the land of the half-men Nanabolele, who shines in the night Sheep and baboon The woman with the big thumbnail Tsananapa Masilo, Masilonyane, and the old woman The bride of Chief Bulane Bibliography: p. [175]-177
Related Titles: Series: Publications of the american folklore society New series general ed. Marta Weigle, [puis] Patrick B. Mullen Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania press v. 59
Publisher: Austin : Published for the American Folklore Society by the University of Texas Press, 1974
Creation Date: 1974
Format: xxv, 177 p. : illus. ; 22 cm
Language: English;Afrikaans

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