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Why Has Jackal a Long, Black Stripe on His Back? · South African Folk-Tales

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Section thirty six of South African Folk Tales by James Albert Horney. This LibriVox
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recording is in the public domain. Why has Jackal a long black stripe on
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his back? The sun, it is said, was one day on earth,
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and the men who were traveling saw him sitting by the wayside, but
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passed him without notice. Jackal, however, who came after them and saw
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him also sitting, went to him and said, such a fine little child
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as left behind by the men. He then took Son up and put it
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into his awa skin on his back. When it burnt him, he said,
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get town and shook himself. But Son stuck fast to his back and
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burnt Jackal's back black from that day. End of section thirty six, read
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by Lord Gibbs,