[30] A similar story is found in Bishop Callaway’s Zulu collection. The name of the hero there is Uthlakanyana. [31] I translated this from Chinyasa, I had also several Yao versions of the tale, one of which says that the occasion of the bargain was that they had knocked their hoes together. [32] The word for “roast” in Chiyao is Kalanga, hence the name Kalikalanje. [33] Or field. [34] It is quite common to see this mode of wearing the hair. As the natives wear so little clothing, it is difficult to describe a person so as to make identification easy. [35] Perhaps preparatory to hoeing. [36] In some of the largest native pumpkins a rabbit might be concealed. [37] This story comes from a native of Quilimane, and resembles a European tale found in Grimm’s Collection. [38] The Anyasa have the same word for bees as for honey. If we were to translate the above so as to make this evident, we should have “much honey of life,” or, “much living honey”. The Yao have two different words. [39] Many tales speak of fatal results from bees. The unclothed native we might think, would be peculiarly helpless among them. Still, by using fire, he soon secures the honey. [40] Nyama applies to the animal when alive, as well as to the flesh. [41] In this way it is usual for villagers on the river banks to challenge canoes. It would be very unusual for the crews to pass on without heeding the call, for then the villagers might fire on them. It is no excuse to speak of “being in a hurry” in this land. The same rule applies in the case of strangers passing a village. Europeans, however, are understood to be always in great haste, and are seldom interrupted. [42] The Hottentots have tales whose main feature is an incident like this. [43] A man stays at his wife’s village. [44] A present of calico is usual at betrothals. [45] The ordinary dress does not distinguish a male from a female, bangles would. [46] All these arrangements are concessions that the hare obtains _before_ the “marriage.” [47] A cleverness like this is much prized and practised by the natives. [48] The man is allowed his meat and the compensation besides. But for the promise made by the thief, his life would not have been spared. All these fables are in exact accordance with native customs. [49] This is one way in which the natives may “over-draw their bills”. The promise does not seem in the least strange to those acquainted with the slave system. [50] The elder brother is the head of the family or small clan (97). [51] A general that led an army against the Scotch Highlanders was said to have committed a great mistake in putting his baggage behind his army, and not in front. If the goods had been in front, they would have absorbed all his enemy’s attention! The appearance of eatables will divert the mind of a native king amidst the most pressing civil cases.