--- title: «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal — the whole book with trees and pragmatics description: The whole of «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal, chapter by chapter: 2862 sentences, every one with its dependency tree and the pragmatics of every clause, parsed by Mova. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / Kaffir folk-lore # «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal The whole of «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal, Project Gutenberg book 71335 (public domain in the USA): 39 chapters, 2862 sentences. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics. Mova parsed them all itself; 0 are also in the tales treebank of release 0.3 and keep their checked tree. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/1/) — Opening — 48 sentences · KAFFIR FOLK-LORE: - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/2/) — Introductory Chapter Regarding the Kaffirs. — 231 sentences · In South Africa the word Kaffir is often used in a general way to signify any black native who is not the de… - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/3/) — Story of the Bird That Made Milk. I. — 164 sentences · There was once upon a time a poor man living with his wife in a certain village. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/4/) — The Story of the Bird That Made Milk. II. — 96 sentences · The following is another version of this story of the Bird that made Milk, as current among the Barolongs, a… - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/5/) — The Story of Five Heads. — 110 sentences · There was once a man living in a certain place, who had two daughters big enough to be married. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/6/) — The Story of Tangalimlibo. — 151 sentences · There was once a man who had two wives, one of whom had no children. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/7/) — Story of the Girl Who Disregarded the Custom of Ntonjane. — 35 sentences · There was once a chief’s daughter who had reached the age when it was necessary for her to observe the ntonj… - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/8/) — The Story of Simbukumbukwana. — 68 sentences · There was a man whose wife had no children, so that he was much dissatisfied. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/9/) — The Story of Sikulume. — 156 sentences · There was once in a certain village an old man who was very poor. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/10/) — The Story of Hlakanyana. — 433 sentences · Once upon a time there was a village with many women in it. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/11/) — The Story of Demane and Demazana. — 45 sentences · Once upon a time a brother and sister, who were twins and orphans, were obliged on account of ill usage to r… - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/12/) — The Runaway Children; Or, the Wonderful Feather. — 52 sentences · Once in a time of famine a woman left her home and went to live in a distant village, where she became a can… - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/13/) — Story of Ironside and His Sister. — 49 sentences · A long time ago a woman who went to cultivate her garden took her little daughter with her, and before she b… - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/14/) — Story of the Cannibal’s Wonderful Bird. — 43 sentences · A number of girls once went away from their homes early in the morning for the purpose of getting imbola (th… - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/15/) — The Story of the Cannibal Mother and Her Children. — 82 sentences · There was once a man and a woman who had two children, a son and a daughter. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/16/) — Story of the Girl and the Mbulu. — 39 sentences · There was once a widow woman who had one son and two daughters. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/17/) — The Story of Mbulukazi. — 58 sentences · There was once a man who had two wives, one of whom had no children, and for that reason she was not loved b… - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/18/) — The Story of Long Snake. — 31 sentences · Once upon a time a certain girl left her father’s place, and went to the village of Long Snake. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/19/) — The Story of Kenkebe. — 119 sentences · There was once a great famine in a certain country, and the people were obliged to eat wild plants to keep t… - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/20/) — Another Story of Kenkebe. — 22 sentences · At a certain time, Kenkebe went to get his wife at the place of her parents. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/21/) — Story of the Wonderful Horns. — 37 sentences · There was once a boy whose mother that bore him was dead, and he was ill-treated by his other mothers. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/22/) — The Story of the Glutton. — 44 sentences · There was once a man who quarrelled with his wife, so that she left him, and went home to her father’s place. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/23/) — Story of the Great Chief of the Animals. — 31 sentences · There was once a woman who had occasion to leave her home for a short time, and who left her children in cha… - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/24/) — Story of the Hare. — 89 sentences · Once upon a time the animals made a kraal and put some fat in it. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/25/) — Story of Lion and Little Jackal. — 72 sentences · Little Jackal one day went out hunting, when he met Lion. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/26/) — Proverbs and Figurative Expressions. — 218 sentences · The language of a Kaffir is adorned with figurative expressions, some of which are readily understood by an… - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/27/) — Story of the Bird That Made Milk. — 36 sentences · (a) The word amasi, translated milk, means that kind of fermented milk which is used by the Kaffirs. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/28/) — The Story of Five Heads. — 53 sentences · In this story some liberty is taken with the Kaffir marriage ceremonies, a description of which will serve a… - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/29/) — The Story of Tangalimlibo. — 76 sentences · This is a favourite story, and is therefore very widely known. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/30/) — Story of the Girl Who Disregarded the Custom of Ntonjane. — 33 sentences · A large proportion of Kaffir tales have a similar termination with many English ones; the heroine gets marri… - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/31/) — The Story of Simbukumbukwana. — 15 sentences · Charms and medicines for the cure of diseases are classed together by the Kaffirs. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/32/) — The Story of Sikulume. — 68 sentences · The game called Iceya is mentioned in this story as being played in the rock that became a hut. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/33/) — The Story of Hlakanyana. — 3 sentences · I have greatly reduced this story in bulk by leaving out endless repetitions of exactly the same trick, but… - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/34/) — The Story of Demane and Demazana. — 22 sentences · Among the natives of South Africa relationship is viewed differently from what it is by Europeans. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/35/) — The Runaway Children. — 9 sentences · There are three or four versions of this story, but all agree in the main points. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/36/) — The Girl and the Mbulu. — 3 sentences · The mbulu is a fabulous creature, firmly believed in by little folks. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/37/) — The Story of Long Snake. — 6 sentences · In this story the girls are represented as taking fermented milk to the man. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/38/) — The Story of Kenkebe. — 7 sentences · In the above story Kenkebe is represented as the personification of selfish greed. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/39/) — Story of Lion and Little Jackal. — 8 sentences · This story is very likely of Hottentot origin.