Note 5 — PREFACE.
Reading edition
Mr. Rath’s Manuscript consists of sixty-one pages, with double columns, foolscap folio. It contains the following pieces:—
1. The Spectre Sweethearts, pp. 1, 2.
2. The Lion Husbands, pp. 2, 5.
3. Tenacity of a Loving Mother’s Care, pp. 5, 6.
4. The Girl who ran after her Father’s Bird, pp. 6, 12.
5. The Handsome Girl, pp. 12, 15.
6. The Little Bushman Woman, pp. 17, 18.
7. Punishment of Imposition, pp. 19, 21.
8. The Spectre who Fell in Love with his Son’s Wife, pp. 22, 23.
9. The Lunatic, p. 23.
10. The Girls who Escaped from the Hill Damaras, pp. 24, 26.
11. The Elephant and the Tortoise, pp. 27, 29.
12. The Two Wives, pp. 29, 33.
13. The Lion who took different Shapes, pp. 34, 35.
14. The Little Girl left in the Well by her wicked Companions, pp. 35, 38.
15. The Unreasonable Child to whom the Dog gave its Deserts, pp. 39, 43
16. Rutanga, p. 44.
17. The Ghost of the Man who was Killed by a Rhinoceros in consequence of his Father’s Curse, pp. 45, 47.
18. The Trials of Hambeka, a Spirit risen from the Dead, pp. 47, 50.
19. The Little Girl who was teased by an Insect, p. 51.
20. The same as 16 (Rutanga) p. 52.
21. Conjugal Love after Death, p. 53.
22. The Bad Katjungu and the Good Kahavundye, pp. 54, 57.
23. The Wife who went after her Husband, pp. 57, 59.
24. The Little Girl Murdered by the Hill Damara, pp. 59, 61.