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''[[Obe]]'' is a drama by [[B.K. Taoana]].  
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''[[Obe]]'' is a [[Southern Sotho]] drama by [[B.K. Taoana]].  
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== The original text ==
  
 
"Obe" is a name given to an animal from folklore in [[Southern Sotho]] and the play is based on a fable dealing with the belief in witchcraft, in which Seipati's mother-in-law disciplines her for disclosing her witchcraft by removing her tongue.
 
"Obe" is a name given to an animal from folklore in [[Southern Sotho]] and the play is based on a fable dealing with the belief in witchcraft, in which Seipati's mother-in-law disciplines her for disclosing her witchcraft by removing her tongue.
  
== The original text ==
 
  
 
Published by [[Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel]] in the 1950s. A second edition was published by [[Educum]] in 1984, ISBN 9780798008617.
 
Published by [[Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel]] in the 1950s. A second edition was published by [[Educum]] in 1984, ISBN 9780798008617.

Revision as of 06:02, 13 October 2023

Obe is a Southern Sotho drama by B.K. Taoana.

The original text

"Obe" is a name given to an animal from folklore in Southern Sotho and the play is based on a fable dealing with the belief in witchcraft, in which Seipati's mother-in-law disciplines her for disclosing her witchcraft by removing her tongue.


Published by Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel in the 1950s. A second edition was published by Educum in 1984, ISBN 9780798008617.

Sources

SACat, a union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries.

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