Jakkals en Wolf

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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.

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The texts are unpublished, but a bound copy of the original typed text was found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.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

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Sources

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Bound copy of the original typed text for Wolf en Jakkals, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.

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