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