Kampstories by C. Louis Leipoldt
"Tabby's travels" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. From the provided opening, it reads like a lively set of campfire fables for young readers, mixing folklore, animal trickery, and far‑off places, with a genial storyteller’s voice and gentle moral turns. The opening of the text presents a foreword explaining that these tales were told to younger children at school camps, followed by a
string of quick, colorful stories. First comes a mythic fable of a hunter and a “blind” trickster whose scheming leads to a wry origin tale about the first Bushman. Then a richly-scented Cape shop scene frames Abdoel’s harsh parable of a tyrant king and a humiliated noble who begs for death after three days of stoning pain. Another long tale follows a fisherman on a far island who uses a charm and a red cloth to capture a golden otter, only to lose his prize when tears wet the spell—and the grasping sorcerer is undone by his own blade. Next, a witty white-breasted crow outsmarts a venomous snake to save a man who had freed it. Finally, a personified firework “klappertjie” and its companions travel through a bustling Chinese kermis scene as lanterns glow and an amiable, tea-loving emperor readies for fireworks and grim executions, where the excerpt breaks off. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Leipoldt, C. Louis (Christiaan Louis), 1880-1947 |
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| Title | Kampstories |
| Original Publication | Pretoria: J. L. Van Schaik Bepk., 1924. |
| Contents | Die een wat blind was -- In die slamaaierwinkel -- Abdoel se storie -- Die slim kraai -- Die klappertjie -- Gorra en gogga -- Die lui seun -- Hoekom die see huil -- Waar die reënboog vandaan kom -- Die arme spook -- Die onnosele boerseun. |
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| Language | Afrikaans |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's stories, South African (Afrikaans) |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77225 |
| Release Date | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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