Specimens of Bushman Folk-lore was published by Dr. WHI Bleek only after he’d
overcome many great difficulties (and great they were in late 1800s South Africa).  
So complete is this volume that Dr. Bleek even provides explanations on how to
make the many click sounds that are endemic to the Bushman language.  
Good luck wrapping your tongue around them!

This 260 page volume contains 84 stories about Bushman myths and legends,
including interpretations of the natural world, animal fables, the story of the first
man, and customs, superstitions, and more. There are stories about girls and frogs,
hyenas that seek revenge, the wind, and the making of arrows. There are also
stories about the origin of the stars Sirius and Canopus, the treatment of bones,
prayers to the moon, and a man who mistakenly ordered his wife to cut off his ears.

Of special interest is the story of one Bushman’s first ride on the train from Mowbray
to Cape Town, which describes his treatment at the hands of the local police and
the imposition of the white man’s laws upon him and his people. The old adage
“Everything changes, everything stays the same,” comes to mind.

So curl up with this treasure of ancient Africa, this documentation of a changing
world, and engross yourself in a culture that has no place for MP3 players, video
games, or television.

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NOTE:
Rock art and archaeological evidence indicates that the San Bushmen once
occupied countries as far north as Libya, Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, with
some evidence of occupation in Kenya.
Over time, environmental conditions and the negroid Bantu races pushed
the Bushmen further and further south—today, they can now only be found
in the countries of Southern Africa. Even now, the Bushmen’s traditional way
of life is further threatened by government regulations and policies that seek
to restrict their nomadic tradition and “encourage” them to assume a more
pastoral lifestyle.

TITLE: Specimens of Bushman Folklore
BY WHI Bleek
Originally Published 1919
ISBN: 978-1-907256-13-4
SIZE: 127mm x 203mm (5” x 8”)
PAGES: 260

Encapto ne Desistam - “May I not shrink  from my purpose”
-from Virgil. These words are found in Aeneid, Book 1 and are
used by Juno, Queen of Heaven.

This book has been published to raise funds for the Westville Boys
High Scholarship  fund.

33% of the publisher’s profit from the sale of this book is donated to
the Westville Boys High Scholarship fund in KwaZulu-Natal, South
Africa which enables gifted but underprivileged South Africans to
obtain a first class high school education.