Jakkals en Wolf
Jakkals en Wolf ("Fox/jackal and Wolf") is the general/generic Afrikaans title for a number of South Africa children's fables, featuring the battle between the sly fox and the slow-witted wolf.
Sometimes the names are inverted to Wolf en Jakkals.
Contents
Origins
The characters and the basic interaction between them a familiar feature of South African life through the engaging cartoons created by T.O. Honiball (1905-1990)[1]. The cartoons were a regular feature in Die Jongspan, an influential children's magazine, between 1942 and 1971, and were also collated in 14 published volumes between 1943 and 1978.
Another influence in establishing the Jakkals en Wolf tales as a national cultural treasure, was the collections of the tales collated and published by cultural historian Pieter W. Grobbbelaar (1930-2013)[2].
Theatre versions of the stories
Wolf en Jakkals A set of three short puppet plays by Marie Kruger
The original text
The texts are unpublished, but a bound copy of the original typed text was found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
[[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]],
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Bound copy of the original typed text for Wolf en Jakkals, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
