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Rev. J. Macdonald, in iii. Folklore, 342. Among the Bechuana the water-snake, often found in fountains, is sacred; and it is believed that if one of them be killed the fountain will be dried up. Callaway, Tales, 290 note, quoting Philip, Researches in S. Africa.