| 单词 | kraal |
| 例句 | As the sun was coming up, I brought the cows into the kraal, one by one, eight of them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z A kraal was a homestead and usually included a simple fenced-in enclosure for animals, fields for growing crops, and one or more thatched huts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I always wondered what it felt like for the turtles to be dropped into those kraals. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z After games such as these, I would return to my mother’s kraal where she was preparing supper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran down to the kraals as fast as my legs could carry me. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is a place where someday soon, all of our people will have to come to live,” my father said to me one afternoon as we ambled about the tribal chief’s kraal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The kraals of my father’s wives were separated by many miles and he commuted among them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When we left the witch doctor’s kraal three hours later, my father seemed a new man. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed the turtle kraals, the pens at the dock where they kept giant sea turtles like a herd of cows. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I discovered that a man may not enter a house where a woman has recently given birth, and that a newly married woman would not enter the kraal of her new home without elaborate ceremony. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The pig was so aroused by the scent that he came out of the kraal, following a trail we had laid, gradually made his way to us, wheezing and snorting and eating the sediment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he lived in the big kraal with his new young wife, and Pitipiti heard much laughter coming from the new wife’s hut. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z At the end of the day, the boys herded the cattle and goats into a kraal surrounded by thornbushes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Now I knew how it felt to be tossed into the kraals. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat near the turtle kraals, peering down into the water. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The stories celebrate blood, the love of family and the tight-knit community feelings that characterise South African kraals, rural counties, small Ohio towns, coastal Greenland settlements, Albuquerque vecinos, urban blocks and residents of Appalachian hollows. Waiting for the Evening News: Stories of the Deep South by Tim Gautreaux | Book review 2010-03-20T00:06:00Z Twenty minutes later, about 30 youths in Zanu-PF T-shirts swarmed into the kraal, armed with sticks and iron bars. Robert Mugabe's brutal 2008 crackdown: torture, death and a stolen election 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z At nightfall, the cows returned to the kraal, and every evening was a party. Fiction by Scholastique Mukasonga: “Cattle Praise Song” 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The anti-stock theft police moved in, but in the confrontation a young man was killed, sparking an escalation - now the herdsmen have built cattle kraals and moved in. Are Kenya ranch invasions driven by drought or politics? - BBC News 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z “My grandfather used to tell me how they were kept in a sort of kraal,” said Timotheus Dausab, 79, using the word for an enclosure for animals. Germany Grapples With Its African Genocide 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z A strong smell hangs in the air - a swam of flies buzzes off dead goats in a kraal, or compound, fenced with papyrus reeds. Uganda cracks down on 'dissenting' Rwenzururu kingdom - BBC News 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Then, at night, the lions come into our kraals.” A Hunting Ban Saps a Village’s Livelihood 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Sometimes we assembled the cattle from all the kraals on the hill into a long procession; it was like a parade for the king. Fiction by Scholastique Mukasonga: “Cattle Praise Song” 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The word for “bead” in Afrikaans, kraal, also bears a strong phonic similarity to “grool,” the portmanteau of “cool” and “great” that Cady accidentally coins in her first substantial conversation with Aaron. ‘Mean Girls’ Is Not a Comedy. It’s Mythology. 2014-04-18T02:23:16Z But the preliminary report by the country’s ombudsman, published on Nov. 29 in the Mail & Guardian, found that amenities like a swimming pool, an amphitheater and a cattle kraal, or corral, had no security benefits. After Mandela, a Test at the Polls for His Party 2013-12-10T01:13:46Z All it takes to infect an entire herd is one infected animal in a tightly packed truck, stable or kraal. Livestock bacteria are as old as the livestock they kill 2012-05-14T12:45:00.247Z Galeyo Kobamelo, 37, said he had lost all 30 goats in the kraal just outside his family compound to lions and hyenas since the hunting ban. A Hunting Ban Saps a Village’s Livelihood 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z The men were starving when they got back to the kraal, but the cows needed to be milked according to the same ritual as in the morning. Fiction by Scholastique Mukasonga: “Cattle Praise Song” 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z A chief called Maronka, whose kraal was about forty miles away, had boiled his family alive. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z "Much rather approach Lobengula's kraal itself than stand up and face the House." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z Animals are brought together in kraals, stables and around watering troughs, and if the herd is mixed, they are exposed to bacteria and viruses they haven’t encountered before. Livestock bacteria are as old as the livestock they kill 2012-05-14T12:45:00.247Z They, therefore, walked at a quiet pace, talking and gesticulating to each other as they went, so that they might be taken for a party going from one kraal to another. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z “Look,” he’d say, as we passed the tall banana trees that Maman grew with such care in the back kraal, whose bananas were a real treat for us children. Fiction by Scholastique Mukasonga: “Cattle Praise Song” 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z In the kraal yonder," he continued, pointing to the village, "I have about two hundred boys. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z No trace of them could be found till some time afterwards when the pole with its crown was recovered by a party of the 17th Lancers in a Zulu kraal near Ulundi. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z On the formation of a new kraal an arbour was constructed in the centre, and the women and children adorned and perfumed it with flowers and branches of trees and odoriferous herbs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z In the first place, I will go into the kraal. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z One morning, the small crowd that assembled to watch the milking found Rukorera’s kraal deserted. Fiction by Scholastique Mukasonga: “Cattle Praise Song” 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Midway between the stockade and the gorge was a kraal, or large native village, surrounded by a palisade. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z He wanted to know first hand, if possible, what the "White King of Swaziland" really did when he made his periodical trips to Buno's kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z P. Kolbe saw sacrifices made in its honour when it appeared inside a kraal; to kill it was strictly forbidden. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Then, to-night, chief, when everything is still, I propose that three of you shall crawl with me into the kraal. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z One of my brothers removed the barrier made of thick, cleverly intertwined branches that blocked the entrance to the big kraal, while the others, at my father’s orders, corralled and channelled the impatient cattle. Fiction by Scholastique Mukasonga: “Cattle Praise Song” 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z In the kraal yonder I have two hundred of the finest elephant hunters between the Zambesi and the Congo. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z While yet some distance away I could see that there was an army gathered about the royal kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The captains, assisted by the men of each kraal, settled disputes regarding property and tried criminals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z It was eight o'clock in the evening, and the sun had set some time, when they approached the kraal of Macomo. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z They’d brought wooden milk pails, carved from flame trees, those beautiful trees with red flowers that shade the kraals. Fiction by Scholastique Mukasonga: “Cattle Praise Song” 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Gang after gang--and there were six in all--filed out of the kraal, in charge of the Arab drivers, and crossed the river by way of the suspension bridge. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Every time I hear the bass drum stroked, bringing out all its bass vibrations, memory jerks me back to the unerring slash of the sacrificial knife at Buno's kraal in Lebombo. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The animals at a distance heard it, they ran to the kraal, and when they saw that the fat was gone they killed the coney. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z They had been obliged to make many detours to avoid kraals, and to surmount the precipices that often barred their way. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z The pastures stretched along the steep hillside, where it was hard to build a kraal. Fiction by Scholastique Mukasonga: “Cattle Praise Song” 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z It was on the third night that Max decided to burn the kraal to the ground. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z His body was brought up from his kraal in the low country. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The animals, when they heard the cry, ran to the kraal and killed the duiker. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z Great many kraals, great many people in Amatolas," the chief said; "sure to meet some one. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Presently the order to advance was given, and the men of the 24th began climbing the westward side of the hill, on which Sirayo’s kraal stood. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z They obeyed his word from force of habit; and though there was nothing now to prevent them taking to the hills, they followed him meekly into the kraal. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The midday siesta period was about over and the kraals were beginning to show signs of life again. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Once upon a time the animals made a kraal and put some fat in it. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z Three hours' walking took them to Macomo's kraal, and they had hung about there until they found out that Macomo was away, having gone off early to pay a visit to Sandilli. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z But one morning, quite early, I was roused by a number of Zulus living in an adjoining kraal, who told me that the king had sent an Impi to eat up Usumanzi. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The remaining slaves, who had not followed de Costa, were removed from the kraal and taken to a place in the hills, where they were told to wait the issue of the siege. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Without a word the indunas hastened into the royal kraal, while we loosened up a bit and let our horses breathe. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z After a little time the inkalimeva came to the kraal, bringing some honey with it. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z From time to time he changed his course, as he heard noises or the sound of voices that told him he was approaching a kraal. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Most probably they would have said, if they had been brought into a court of justice, that Usumanzi’s kraal had caught fire accidentally. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Max saw the kraal wherein the man's slaves were asleep; and a few minutes afterwards they came to the stockade. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Strange as it may appear, these same parties later met in a battle not far from Jafta's kraal and one of my uncles was shot. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Then he got angry, thinking that at the kraal something was wrong, and returned home. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z They contain scores of kraals—I don't suppose I am far out when I say hundreds. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z “We are to move first on Sirayo’s kraal,” said George to Hardy, as they grasped hands. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z There are six canoes at the kraal, and these will be sufficient. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z A number of our people had escaped to Jafta's kraal and not a few had gone into Swaziland until the war ended. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The Mother of the kraal said, "Go to your sister, and let her give it to you!" South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z The news is being passed from kraal to kraal," Ronald said; "they will be up like a swarm of bees now, but search as they will they are not likely to find us here. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z “Were they looking out for some place to build a kraal in?” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Leaving his haversack, water-bottle and rifle behind him, he armed himself with his revolver, and set forward down the hill, making a wide detour around the kraal. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The former proud formality of the royal kraal seemed lacking, and when I asked Tuys about it he explained that since Queen Labotsibeni had become blind "the old customs had gone to seed." Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Every evening Jackal went to the Boer's kraal. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z Before approaching a kraal a halt was always made, and one of the Fingoes went on ahead to see if the fires were out and all natives inside their huts. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z “They are about in great numbers, and will never allow the royal kraal to be taken, if they can prevent it.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z At the time of their visit, they had not been able to ascertain how many Arabs were secreted in the kraal. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Lomwazi came out to meet us as we entered the royal kraal and readily agreed to convey the gin-present to his royal mistress. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He sprang from the kraal wall, and freeing Jackal, adjusted the noose around his own body. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z "Now we know where Macomo's kraal is we can go straight through the bush." The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z “I am not sure that even now I know the exact position of the royal kraal!” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z He was immediately above the kraal, and from that altitude he was able to see inside the enclosure. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Remembering Tuys's warning, I complimented her on her looks, beautiful hands, and the cleanliness of her hut and kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z As soon as the animals heard the cry, they ran to the kraal and killed the muishond. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z That's right, Mary," he murmured; "are the bars of the cattle kraal up? The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z They retired into the broken country adjoining the kraal, and there assailed us with arrows and assegays from behind their rocky fastnesses. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The kraal consisted of four rows of huts. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z That night we camped near a kraal of one of the minor indunas and noted that there was less cordiality than usual. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Then the people of the kraal began to break up the hut in which Lion lay asleep. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z "That will do very well indeed," Ronald said, "for every inch that we can get nearer to Macomo's kraal is so much gained." The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z They could see a Zulu soldier or two moving about, and now and then a woman coming out and going back into the kraal. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The kraal, fenced around by high palisades, and guarded by Arab slave-drivers, contained the slave gangs; and who can say what cruelty was perpetrated therein? The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z He is inside the kraal, but some of his men let out the fact that he was there. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Sometimes you might see a troop as thick as goats in a kraal. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z They were now on the pathway leading down to the kraal. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z The road during the greater part of the day had lain across lonely tracts of country—such kraals and farmhouses as they had fallen in with being few and far between. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Crouch and the four Fans remained to keep a watchful eye on the garrison, while Max and his uncle betook themselves to the kraal, to render what aid they could to the cholera patients. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Nevertheless, I was satisfied that he had brought word to the royal kraal that I was there, and I expected that I would soon receive a message from the queen to come and see her. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The object of the expedition upon which he was setting forth was the arrest of some native cattle-stealers at a Bakalahari kraal, far out to the westward, in the more desert portion of British Bechuanaland. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z "Then, of course, you do not know at all where Macomo's kraal is?" The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z On the day following the conversation between George and his friends, the English army formed in square and marched on the royal kraal. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z As the kraal burned the slaves upon the hill-top danced and sang. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Then he turned and went back to the royal kraal followed by the great warriors, their plumes nodding in the sunlight. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z No danger, except to the cattle and goats, was, however, anticipated; the kraals had been duly strengthened, and two or three neighbouring Boers were shortly coming down to shoot the marauders. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z "No bullock in bush, incos, eaten up all the things round, want to go home to kraals; besides hear that many white soldiers come over sea to go to Amatolas to fight." The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Then they were to cross the stream, which a good leap would be sufficient to surmount, and surround the kraal. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Presently the order was given for the slaves to return to the kraal; and the whole party set out across the bridge, driven forward by the whip. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Having taken this decision, I made arrangements to start for Lebombo, the royal kraal of Queen Tzaneen and her son, the next morning as soon as it was light enough to trek. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Arrived at his boat, he saw his presents carefully bestowed, and then taking his seat was poled over to his kraal. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Boys galloped out to the fields to drive the cattle into the kraal that had been constructed within easy range of the guns of the defenders of the Fort. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z He rebuilt the military kraals, and obliged his soldiers to live unmarried, as his uncle had done.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Followed by the Arab, this party left the kraal, and turned to the left, towards the southern extremity of the lake. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Camp for breakfast was made on the bank of the little river that separates the land belonging to the two villages, and we came in sight of the kraals after about two hours. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Within six hours of his arrival at the kraal he had inspanned his oxen and trekked away north into the heart of the Kalahari. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z "I saw them in the kraal behind the house as we rode up," Ronald said. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Native tribes were living here and there, with whom I sometimes got a lodging; though, to be sure, their kraals were not the pleasantest places in the world, even to me. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The people gather from the neighboring kraals, and an all-night feast and dance ensue. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z I asked Tuys about the lay of the land at Tzaneen's kraal, and he told me that she was very much excited over the situation. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z All that day Kwaneet and his young wife toiled hard, cutting thorns and making a temporary kraal for the cattle. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z We drove the cattle out of the kraal and then proceeded to inspect the scene of the night's awful tragedy. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z In an hour or two Usumanzi’s kraal had been entirely destroyed by fire, and the ashes scattered in all directions. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z They bury in the kraal itself those who died in the kraal; but whenever it is possible, the dying are taken out and laid in the fields or forest. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Tzaneen was waiting to see us when we reached the royal kraal, and I immediately sent her the regulation presents. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The few scraps of conversation which they exchanged related solely to the expedition before them, Gressex having more than once made the journey to Masura’s kraal. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Poor Hunt, with his six little blackguards, are coming slowly up; as usual he turned back once—was there ever such a kraal out of the Hottentot country before? The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z Dingaan, who was quite as bloody, and even more treacherous than Chaka, caused him to be assassinated while he was sitting in his kraal, and then was made king in his place. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z “My name is Ntlororo, and I am captain of a kraal,” said he. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Lochien soon came to the wagons and told us that it was the queen's pleasure that we camp a few hundred yards from Sebuza's kraal, which adjoined that of his mother. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He built a little kraal for his two oxen, and for a time was as happy as an English squire with a heavy rent roll in the good days. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z I left it in a hut in one of the kraals.” The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z To convince us of the truth of his story, he pointed out to us a large force of armed Zulus, creeping stealthily up and surrounding the kraal. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Early next morning Shipp’s waggons were got on the move, and having taken a friendly leave of Ntlororo—upon whom Frank bestowed Waishlahla’s gun and ammunition—the party left the kraal en route for Natal. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z When they left the royal kraal at Zombode many of the warriors made menacing gestures toward them, and they came back glad to escape with their lives. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z As the chase, for such it was, swept round the kraal and the figures approached the entrance, every face could be plainly discerned; and this was the horrible part of it. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Nothing was said about leaving, but our guns and horses were gone, and we were given a hut to ourselves in the centre of the kraal. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z He had returned in all haste; but it was too late to warn Retieff and his friends, who were already in the royal kraal. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The mission station lies to the right, and Sandilli’s kraal is a little beyond it.” The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z These consist chiefly in ability to do a decent day's work in the fields, the making of tswala, and the cleaning of a hut or kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Onward came the strange noises, sweeping past the side of the house as if up to the great stone cattle kraal, that lay sixty yards away. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z We wondered, because there were no kraals near here, and we had seen no cattle spoor or footpaths. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z The offer was gladly accepted, and after a short canter the kraal was reached. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Frank thanked the chief most warmly, and inquired how far distant his kraal might be. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z The thought came to me that the rejected ones must face a hard life when they were brought back to their home kraals. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z “Come on, you fellows, with me,” he exclaimed, as he ran out towards the kraal. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z His kraal was on top of the highest plateau, near the Mananga Bluff. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z There they live, coming down to the stores and beach in the morning, and returning to their respective kraals at night. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Another half-hour’s “heel and toe,” and the party came in sight of a cluster of ant-hills dotting a grassy slope leading down to a small river, beyond which lay the kraal. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Sebuza chose five of the girls, and they were straightway sent to his kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Turning once more to the kraal gate, Goodrick at once perceived that the whole of the enactors of this awful drama had vanished. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The wise man who would guard his sheep from the jackals, sees to it that they are safe in the kraals each night. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z In their kraals their laws are equally stringent, and the colonists declare that until the white man went among the Zulus, lying and thieving and immorality were unknown. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z With this charming chorus ringing in their ears Tom and his friend were conducted by their sable guards through the midst of the kraal. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z There were about twenty of these witch-doctors sitting in a circle in their kraal, all hitting the pipe. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z At Lehuditu, a Kalahari kraal, where the only native he had with him lived, he paid off the man and thence trekked on alone. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z It is supposed that they got messages from their chiefs to return to their kraals. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Near one kraal lay three women on the ground, basking in the sun. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z The point at which Colonel Somerset intended to enter the Amatolas was Burns Hill, where there was a large mission station, and near which the great chief Sandilli had his principal kraal. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z "The Swazis filled the hole with dagga weed and lighted it with a hot cinder from the fire in front of the kraal," Sugden concluded. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The inmates were all asleep, but the final rattle of horse hoofs and the furious barking of the kraal dogs roused them. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The Union Jack strung to a great mimosa tree floated out over the ruined and burning kraal of a dethroned tyrant! The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z We were afforded opportunities for visiting some Zulu kraals, and in that way gained much knowledge of this remarkable people. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z B— has orders to advance towards Burns Hill, and if he finds Sandilli’s kraal deserted, or only held by a small force, he is to occupy it. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z When we were all ready, our party solemnly marched out to the entrance of the kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Then, laying myself within Ariseep’s kraal, I waited for the slothful dawn. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z This was one of the reasons that our native allies from Bechuanaland—the Bamangwatoos—had deserted us early in the campaign, and returned to their kraals. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z We knew that if we passed over those ridges unnoticed we would be through the kraal without mishap. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Proceeding nearly half round the kraal, we came to a hut of much larger dimensions than the others, while I observed on the thatch the skulls of several oxen to be fastened. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z When Lebombo's kraals came in sight he told me what was on his mind. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z But tell me, why is it that this dreadful thing is always in and out of the stables and kraals frightening the horses?” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z But before he went he gave orders for the burning and utter destruction of the kraal of Buluwayo, that scene of savage splendours and innumerable cruelties now for ever past. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Shortly after divine service some burghers went out against a patrol of the enemy, cornered them in a kraal and took twenty-four of them prisoners. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Consequently, thinking it as well now to join them, I hastened from the bush and entered the kraal. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z We passed through the town to father's house, and the horses were placed in the small kraal at the rear. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Between the kraal and the river, amid a thin grove of spreading giraffe-acacia trees, set upon a little islet of rising ground, lies the outspan where travellers bound to and from Ngami usually halt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z There are any amount of reasons to go secretly to the kraals, now that the natives are so unsettled. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Some ran into two or three huts; others into a cattle kraal between the huts. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Therefore slinging the beast over their shoulders, we returned to the kraal, where we laid our prize at the chief’s feet. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z He reached out his hand, and when I took it said, "Well, you have won your trip to Buno's kraal!" Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He had tried all sorts of plans, changed the horses, and even had them all turned loose together in the great stone kraal, but with the same results. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A sergeant and ten troopers came and went on the zinia-lined road, patrolling the neighbouring kraals and visiting the town. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Ten of them had taken up a position near a hut and fired thence, a distance of about twenty yards, at the English in the cattle kraal, and at the same distance also at us. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Most of the kraal joined the hunters, for many were required, and when we drew near the spot, orders were given to disperse ourselves so as to enclose a large space of bush. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z Trees, sometimes in clumps but more often singly, are found along the banks of the rivers and each kraal is practically surrounded by big and little ones. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Klaas was now breathing heavily and getting dull and stupefied I took him in my arms and carried him to Ariseep’s kraal, whence the old man was just emerging. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Sometimes there was a cattle-stealer to face his crimes, or a breaker of his brother’s skull in some kraal revel. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z At the hut from which the Boers were firing at the English in the kraal I saw Commandant Davel. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z With the greatest speed I could muster, I swiftly returned to the kraal, entering by the same way I had left. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z At each kraal or village, a village being a collection of kraals, we would be greeted by hundreds of warriors and children. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z “Dogs whom I fed at my kraal!” he gasped, as they stabbed him. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z The cattle kraals and homestead were surrounded with rudely-constructed walls of stone that in their ruggedness were not unpicturesque. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Before, therefore, the few that still remained in the huts and in the kraal could be forced to surrender, the burghers were ordered to retire. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z White traders had passed through the kraal, but beyond that she knew nothing, save repeating as had the others, that white people were a long way off. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z Camp on the last night before reaching the royal kraal at Zombode was pitched in the valley, and we saw the sun set over the plateau on which King Buno made his headquarters. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Years afterwards Jim was still a driver, working when necessary, fighting when possible, and enjoying intervals of lordly ease at his kraal where the wives and cattle stayed and prospered. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z By this time the horse had been driven into the little kraal at the side of the homestead. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z The kraal he would take as a piece of man’s foolishness. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z The commoners are buried in a hole outside the kraal. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z Hundreds of poles projected above them, and soon we saw a number of kraals. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z But peace was not for him or his kraal: better any fight than no fight. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z On reaching the kraal Gideon found that the sheep had been turned out earlier than usual. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z I got the goat down to the kraal an hour before sun-down, and then I slipped into the kloof, treading like a shadder, with the bleat of the old billy buck calling loud. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z Zenuta had scarcely left me than, not feeling disposed to resume my former reverie, I got up to take a stroll through the kraal. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z By this time I could see scores of Swazis running out of their kraals to inspect us. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Every night there were fights and robberies: the natives or Indians would rob and half-kill a waggon-boy; then he in turn would rally his friends, and raid and clear out the kraal or the store. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z The mob of horses were driven in from the kraal; Gideon gave hurried directions to the Hottentot servants as to which were to be selected. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z In his walk he wore down a circle as big as a cattle kraal, smashin’ all the trees down, and trampling the leaves and branches and trunks inter a mass. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z They danced, they shouted, they sang, and fairly embraced each other and their dear cattle, the destruction of their kraal appearing to sink into quite a minor affair. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z Lined up on either side of the wide roadway leading to the royal kraal were thousands of warriors. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z So much is believed, though not positively known; at any rate he left the last kraal in those parts about noon, and was next heard of two days later at a kraal under the Lebombo. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z The traveller draws rein for a little while, till the counting-in process is accomplished, then rides down to the kraal gate and dismounts. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Well, the young buck he’s got to get them five cows, and if he takes one outer a white man’s kraal that’s due to his impatience—it don’t prove the system is wrong. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z The men having little to do, and no heart to do that, were mostly seated about the kraal, smoking or talking respecting the drought and the deaths of their cows. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z "Thousands and thousands of warriors are at the royal kraal," he announced. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Jim crawled home to find his kraal ransacked and deserted, and his wives and children driven off in panic. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z He found his host busy at the sheep kraals, the thorn-fence dividing which had been broken through in the night, with the result of mixing the flocks. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The lands were young, I had a team o’ young oxen, there were young cows in the kraal, a good flock o’ sheep, an’ a crop of hopes in my head. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z On the contrary, I was very anxious to put as great a distance between the kraal and myself as possible before my absence could be discovered. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z "How did the snake come to his kraal?" Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The locality was the same, and the kraal boys said that it was in the old place from which all its murderous raids had been made; and that was all we knew. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z A few minutes more, and the two horsemen drew rein in front of the cattle kraal. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z We all, as one man, faced round to the kraal, and then we simultaneously skurried up to the barn roof. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z So, anxiously waiting alone in my hut, I listened till all grew silent in the kraal, and I felt sure its inmates were wrapped in sleep. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z After a time this seemed to satisfy him, and he sent two of the others out of the kraal on the run. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z In the afternoon the sudden scattering of the inhabitants of a small kraal on the hillside opposite, and some lusty shouting, drew attention that way. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z You have never done that sort of thing before, and you don’t want us to see you make a bad shot and run round the kraal with a cow after you. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The “boys” had gone off to a neighbouring kraal to dance and eat and drink throughout the night, and we were left in the great quiet of a South African evening. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z I soon, however, felt convinced that Tugela would not come that night, for everything was growing quiet in the kraal, betokening rest. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z After some days we got to within twenty miles of Lebombo and planned to attack the royal kraal at dawn next morning. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z They were all looking towards the kraal like a startled herd of buck. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z “Why, the things often break out of the kraal.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z I made up my mind to save that one, so I built a kraal round it with stakes driven in a foot deep, and roofed in with saplins, and over all a fence of thorns. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z We had now entered the kraal, where I found both men and women attired in their oldest aprons, without ornament, and all betraying the deepest signs of grief. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z That night I was in command of the sentries, and shortly after dark I placed my sergeant in charge and sneaked off to the kraal of a chief who lived near where we were camped. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The police boys had raided the kraal; and the cattle and goats—his only property—were gone. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z The gates of the empty kraals stood open, and save for a sickly sheep or two feeding about near the homestead, there was not a sign of animal life. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The next night the people in the kraals saw once again the pale globe flitting about, and as they marvelled there was a flash of fire and a dull rumbling report. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Whereupon he ordered the umquoliswa to be brought, and, after it had been formally delivered over to the father, the bride entered the kraal, and the dances commenced. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z We rode hard and reached the kraal about four o'clock—to find the entire place empty. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z You will be interested to hear that that lunatic of yours reached his kraal all right; but that’s not his fault. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z Nevertheless, the incident which occurred at the shepherd’s kraal that morning must be narrated, because it is not without its bearing on the future events of our story. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The men will take their weapons and meet in the great kraal. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z The sun had not risen very high before the hunting party was astir and preparing to return to the kraal. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z Our only stop was to water the horses at the little river Tuys had mentioned, and then we pressed on to Lebombo, arriving at the kraals in the same formation as before. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z I was glad to pay the noble Jim off and drop him at his kraal. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z For they were repairing sundry breaches in the fence of the wet-weather kraal. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z It is the wizard; the same who came to the kraal after the lion sprang over. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z In Tugela’s company, therefore, leaving the snuff-takers to enjoy the powder to their hearts’ content, or rather boxes’ contents, we proceeded to the isibaya, or enclosure, within the kraal. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z "Umzulek is at his kraal half a day's trek from here," she informed him. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Gopáni-Kúfa went back to his kraal, and with the new moon he returned again to the spot where he had saved the python. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z It was taken up by the kraals on the hillsides, and echoed farther and farther, fainter and fainter, till it died in the distance. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z “You have flown fast if you come from Gungunhama, for his kraal is six suns away.” The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z “Fortunately for you,” he answered, “the Great Eagle’s attention has been directed to another event—one which will affect all the kraal.” Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z Even then, beaten as he was, he returned to his kraal with his head up and dignity unruffled. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Let us then go, to-morrow, to bring in timber to make a kraal.’ The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z Scarce a sound was audible, save that now and again the faintest possible echo of a savage song was borne from some kraal many miles across country. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z From the ledge they saw a body of Zulus marching on one side of the valley, while beyond the river a larger body was massed inside a wide military kraal. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Then the favourite wife of Metilulu has been suddenly taken ill, and the kraal is all aroused to learn who has made her so. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z A few moments later I gave him our last bottle of gin and he stumbled back to his kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Instantly he found himself standing upon the upper earth; but, not knowing the spot, he said again to the Mirror: ‘Sipáo, Sipáo, I want the path to my own kraal!’ The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z And the kraal wears the appearance of a disturbed ants’ nest. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z “Eweh,” interposed Klaas, whose eyes gleamed through the dark, “the same who came to the kraal, and who last night crept in upon us.” The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Tugela was right; the wives did get stick considerably; while, a few days after, I saw the young wife working in the kraal as if nothing had happened. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z After our rigid inspection of the outfit we returned from the kraal to the house, where the whole party assembled for dinner. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z So the next day Makóma and the giants set out to get poles to build the kraal, leaving only Chi-éswa-mapíri to look after the place and cook some venison which they had killed. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z And now a commotion arose on the other side of the kraal. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z No chief would tell where the grain pit is dug in the kraal, or if it were full of grain. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Tugela having joined me, with the intelligence that the hunters were about to start, I proceeded to the outside of the kraal, and was no little pleased to find Metilulu not there. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z Of course we could walk faster than the oxen, so I pushed ahead as I knew that there was a Mapor kraal a short distance away. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Musing miserably on all these things, he walked slowly towards the comb of the ridge about two miles from his kraal and in the direction of the Rodè. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z And he actually did sleep, and slept soundly, too, so that two hours later when the whole kraal was astir and in a commotion, he awoke quite refreshed. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Fully two thousand feet below him was the wide valley, hidden now by the blackness of night, and showing its depth only by one tiny point of red where a fire blazed in some kraal. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Creeping, in the confusion, out of the kraal, I fled to the bush. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z We reached the kraal about five miles ahead of the wagons, and this gave me time to show the others their first native settlement. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Glancing to the left, Matshaka noticed a party of about thirty men coming along the footpath which led towards his kraal over the saddle where he was sitting. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z He had not seen them before, for the simple reason that they had only arrived at the kraal after he had been thrown into the hut; and then by the merest chance. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z With the old men and women there will be no difficulty, but with the young men—the son of Makanda, for instance—he will be a difficult bull to drive into the Emjanyana kraal.” By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z “You, you—I wonder you do not sleep in the kraal; I wonder you do not eat grass,” she said, in an audible soliloquy. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I realized that for the last thirty miles before reaching the royal kraal at Zombode we would be lucky if we made three or four miles a day. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He had dwelt, ever since his father’s death, at the kraal of Songoza, who was completely under his influence. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z A cur, half aroused, began to bark as they made their way through the silent kraal, bringing Claverton’s heart into his mouth as he strode along, close behind his guide. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The witch-doctor pronounced the current state of the moon to be propitious, so messengers were at once sent to warn a sufficient number of men from the surrounding kraals for immediate duty. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The cattle were all in by this time, and the youngest of the calves, a glossy-black little beast, was conducted to the kraal by a naked lad, about ten years of age. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z However, it was not fitting that I should visit the royal kraal without invitation, so I did not stir from our camp that night. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z About two months after the ruination of Mamagobatyana’s dress by little Tobè, measles of a virulent type broke out among the native children, and nearly decimated the kraals. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Great and terrible was the hubbub which prevailed in the temporary kraal of the Gaika chief as soon as it became known that the white prisoner had disappeared. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z He pulled down the bars of the kraal entrance so as to let the cattle go free. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He thus felt himself to be far superior to all the others at his paternal kraal. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Thirsting for information regarding things at the royal kraal, I bade Sibijaan send him in. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The name of the young man was Masubana, and the kraal belonged to his father. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Then his loud cry of alarm roused the sleeping kraal. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z At early morn the “ukuqusha,” or driving in of the cattle at a run from every kraal for miles around to the “Great Place,” began. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The herd of cattle which he kept at his own kraal only represented about half of his wealth. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z With this understanding Manaan left for the royal kraal, while I went to breakfast. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z After a battle the young men of one side would often send home their shields and spears by the attendant boys, and proceed as honoured guests to the kraals of their late adversaries. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Once Poppy asked her why she did not go to her kraal and live with her children instead of working for white people. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Upon reaching the centre of the kraal the Chief crouched slightly forward, and the “medicine boy” lifted the pot and poured a liberal quantity of the contents over his shoulders. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z After the sickness has swept over the land and your kraal has been emptied, my money will still be there.” Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z He always wants more cattle and corn from each kraal, and the people are dissatisfied. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z His three eldest sons had married and were established in kraals of their own. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Again he described them as “six little blackguards ... kraal out of the Hottentot country.” Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z The “medicine boy,” lifted the pot and carried it slowly into the large kraal, out of which the cattle had now been driven, the Chief following, naked and with stately steps. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Wait; on the day when your kraal stands empty my kraal will be full, and I will see you making clay oxen like a little boy, and playing with them. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z When I reached the entrance of the royal kraal I was met by Lomwazi. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Even at his own kraal, if a few were gathered together and he approached, silence fell upon all, and they would nervously disperse if he joined them. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z On the Sunday before the ceremony, a number of cows are penned in a kraal, and milked by the priest. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The men were all sitting in a circle before the main entrance to the cattle kraal, which was half-surrounded by a crescent of beehive-shaped huts. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Has not the sickness been here before, and is not my kraal still full? Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Of course Sugden would only be content with Swazi life as exhibited in the royal kraal, and it was there that he decided to begin. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He was rich, and the skin bags and calabashes at his kraal were full of milk. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z ‘No, no,’ said another party, ‘who ever heard of attacking a kraal of guns?’ The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z They would, they said, go to Emjanyana and live peacefully like cattle in the kraal of their father, the Government. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z It was a long ride from the Magistracy to Noquala’s kraal, and when the District Surgeon arrived the sun had nearly sunk. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I did not know this, and thought that he was going to visit some of the little kraals where the indunas lived. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z She had never yet worn such a garment, but a woman from a mission station, who was visiting her relations at a neighbouring kraal, was wearing a dress made of similar material. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Kreli probably keeps a fair face to us, while he invites Páto to his kraal, and having got him there, would fain share the booty. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z He had done a notable deed; one which would be talked of at all the kraals in the land for years to come, and she would shine with reflected glory. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z This man took away five cows and five heifers to his kraal in one of the gloomy gorges of the Drakensberg. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I sprang out of the tent, across the little stream, and ran to the royal kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z They crossed the border, and slept at a kraal about five miles from the dwelling of the bride-elect. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The word “kraal” applies either to the group of huts forming a village, to a single hut, or the fold for the cattle. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The Chief was giving audience before the gate of his cattle kraal to a number of visitors. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The younger children at the kraal were, as is usual with native children, in the habit of making miniature cattle out of clay. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z "It is forbidden that white men enter the royal kraal," the chief said. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z We reached the kraal, and I was there fed and kindly treated. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The proclamation caused an immense stir, and on the 15th of April the troops, began their march through the ceded territory, seeing at first nothing but empty kraals. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z After driving the cattle into the kraal, I called Alida to my assistance, and together we selected sixteen of the best. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The native doctor always keeps himself acquainted with details, no matter how apparently unimportant, regarding his neighbours—their huts, kraals, cattle, family matters, and, in fact, everything. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z They said they wanted to see all things in the kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The huts at the “great place” were arranged in the form of a large crescent, with the cattle kraal midway between the points. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z All the inhabitants of the kraal are summoned. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z We all feared this man, and no one ever went to his kraal unless for medicine. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z In the present instance the symptoms reported by the constable suggested rinderpest so exactly that the Magistrate immediately mounted his horse and rode to Noquala’s kraal so as personally to investigate matters. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z We were just inside the kraal when these men came running from every direction and surrounded us. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z As the men passed his kraal on their way to the witch-doctor’s they shouted derisive and insulting words at him. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Now, beacons blazed, the silent heralds of glad tidings; the very Fingo kraals adjacent to the town sent forth shouts, and torches flitted from hut to hut. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z But I am an old man, and my kraal is empty. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z These he now carried carefully in the direction of Noquala’s kraal. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z "When the sun reaches the royal kraal" was the time set, which must have been about seven or seven-fifteen o'clock. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z His younger daughters played, naked and unashamed, about the kraal, except when fetching fuel from the forest on the Intsiza, or scaring the long-tailed finches from the crops. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Their wild war-cry issued from their kraals, and then, coming forth, they united in phalanx and advanced, with their triumphant chant. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Wau, but it is hard for an old man who has owned cattle all his life to look every day into an empty kraal. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He knew that one of the corn-pits in Noquala’s kraal was empty, and he decided to use that pit as the base of his magical operations. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z As usual, she was surrounded by maids and other women of her kraal, and it was interesting to note how affectionate they were toward her. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Then he carried him out of the hut and laid him in the middle of the cattle kraal. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z We were not sorry to hear that the women of Kaffirland began to dread an invasion of their kraals, and threatened to strike work. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z We begged hard for our lives, offering large herds of cattle if our captors would let us send one of our number to collect from our kraals. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Three days of feasting took place at Noquala’s kraal, the neighbours from far and near being bidden to it. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Tuys and I were received with royal honors when we reached the queen's kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Here and there among the Hlubi kraals are to be found the dwellings of Basuto waifs who have drifted over the Maluti and Drakensberg mountains to find a refuge from deserved punishment or despotic oppression. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z These plains were dotted with kraals, from each of which some “Great man” came forth; Amayeka acted as interpreter. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z Evidences of a once-teeming human population abounded over the whole countryside, which was covered with groups of low, circular stone walls, indicating where thousands of kraals once stood. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z One day ’Ndakana appeared at the kraal, where some beer had been brewed. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I stopped at the little hotel and the mules were turned into the kraal of the livery-stable across the way. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Sikulumè soon ascertained that Madilenda was at the kraal of Galonkulu, and on the second day of her sojourn there he followed with the intention of persuading her to return to her home. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z It was evident that May was right—he was a spy on his way to his own chief’s kraal, and, as the bushman observed, it was useless to waste words upon a liar. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The night was sultry and the sky was brightly starlit as Nosèmbè glided between the patches of scrub which dappled the hillside at the back of the kraal. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z His kraal was not more than a couple of miles distant. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I could glimpse thousands of headdresses above the grass, however, and there appeared to be a bank of men on the ground surrounding the kraals. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z They dug a grave close to the kraal; a pit was first sunk to a depth of about five feet, and then in the side a little chamber was excavated. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Apples, from the banks of the Kei and the Gonube rivers, varied their repast occasionally, and a large light basket of sour milk, brought to them from a distant kraal, was a delicious addition. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z As she crouched behind a bush the dogs suddenly set up a chorus of barking and rushed down the hillside on the opposite side of the kraal in pursuit of a supposed enemy. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Then Noquala drove home to his kraal the dun-coloured cows which, with several other cattle slightly inferior, although of fairly good quality, had now become his property. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z In that brief moment there seemed to be countless warriors, fully armed, standing guard at the old queen's kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z A native kraal consisting of three huts, a stone cattle enclosure, and a small goat-pen made of bushes, stood on the ledge. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Better to be dead lions in our own kraals, than live dogs in the Amglezi’s territory. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z This powder had, on the approach of Kreli’s party becoming known, been prepared from the bones of a crow knocked over for the purpose by one of the boys at the kraal with his stick. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He drew a cordon around the valley in which Noquala’s kraal was situated, and put a chain of guards to see that no animal left the infected area. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Immediately the warriors at the kraals commenced their dance, and their shouts reached us with the snap of gunshots. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Two of the huts were occupied by human beings, and the third, ordinarily used as a corn store, was civilly placed at my disposal by the head of the kraal, an old Pondo named Zwilibanzi. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The watch-fires began to glimmer, the cattle were settling in the kraals for the night, but the hamlet was still astir, and the dull beating of the great primitive drum went on. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z My kraal is full of cattle; the dowry has been paid for my bride, yet I stand here to-day and am not afraid to die. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z When the breeze blew down the valley towards the kraal, the dwellers would be seized with violent sickness. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z At the moment when it seemed as though the dam must burst and our men get beyond control, a sudden silence came over the shouting lunatics at the kraals. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z His son, one Madolo, and the latter’s wife and two children, were the only other occupants of the kraal. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z It was in the month of December, 18—, that Lee and Martin Gray established themselves as traders at Umlala’s kraal, in Kafirland. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z A Hottentot kraal, in the clear moonlight of Africa, with men, women, and children dancing to the music of reeds, was a scene of the highest hilarity. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Divining is part of his trade, and it is thus very effective to be able to tell the dwellers of a kraal about things which they are firmly convinced nobody but themselves is aware of. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I understood the reason when I saw our envoys coming out of the royal kraal, still escorted by Lomwazi and his indunas. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z This was in strong contrast with the condition of the other kraals I had visited. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Suddenly some of the newly-elected young warriors, twenty in number, stalked from a hut set a little apart from the others of the kraal, and Lee was thoroughly startled by their appearance. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The Hottentots, before subjugation, usually arranged their encampment about a kraal, or cattle fold, in the shape of a half-moon. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Now, as a matter of fact, ’Ndakana knew as much about Noquala’s kraal and everything in it as did the Germans, when they invaded France, of the country before them. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z We were taken to L'Tunga's kraal and into a large hut, where we were ordered to take off all our clothes. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The kraal nearest to that of Zwilibanzi was about three miles away, and thither Nomayeshè hurried some time before daybreak, upon her companion’s suggestion that the child might have taken refuge there. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Cowards only fly from a burning kraal; the brave stand by to quench the flame, and help the ruined.” Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The narrowness of the approaches to the kraals was an advantage, for they were thus easily defended from cattle thieves,—a common nuisance in this country. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z His kraal was situated in a warm, fertile nook of one of the foot-ranges to the Drakensberg, and cattle throve there passing well. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z When this was spent he would hop back to his place near the kraal, yelling all the while. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z At this kraal, however, nothing could be heard of her. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z He eat up de chief ob de kraal jess de same as de commonest scum ob de village. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z The king of this country has his residence at the kraal, or village, on the southern slope of the Matoppo hills. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z However, he managed to reach the kraal and to enter it without being seen by any one and without alarming the cattle. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z There were a few more leading questions and presently we went into the kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The alarm was wailed out to all the surrounding kraals, and the inhabitants of these joined in the search. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Some am bigger dan oders; but de one I ’peak ’bout, dat war surrounded by de snake, war a kraal ob de mod’rate size. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z These lanes led to the kraals in different portions of the town. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Then he stole away and hid in a patch of forest which grew at the head of the kloof in which Noquala’s kraal is situated, and about a mile distant from the huts. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I think that some enemy in her own kraal stabbed her when we broke in and they all fled. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The witch-doctors again went up the gorge to the flat stone, the goats being driven after them by the people of the kraal. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Hottentots seldom marry out of their own kraal, and David Livingstone quotes other examples. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The cunning, wily rain doctor urges the poor hunted creatures about the kraal, or cattle pen, and by pinching, prodding, and other tortures, induces them to utter their cries. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Pretending not to be aware of any one else’s existence, he walked straight to the cattle kraal. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z It seems there had been several hundred single combats, after the custom of the Swazi warriors, and finally a rush upon the kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z While all this was going on, the two women who had followed Nomayeshè arrived at the kraal. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z There was a round kraal on the summit of the ridge, at about the centre, in which the enemy had a gun, and where one or two men could be seen moving. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z This was hard to conceal, and was soon discovered in the possession of a Hottentot who belonged on a kraal a short distance from Cape Town. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Noquala went down to the kraal, and noticed that a number of cattle, besides those of the Drakensberg herd, were showing signs of sickness. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z It developed that there had been an attempt to burn the kraals, but Sebuza stopped it. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Thus, when Nomayeshè and her two companions went to the field, the old man and the child were the only ones left at the kraal. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z After a while a man, shown up distinctly against the sky-line, walked calmly out of this kraal, passed along and disappeared over the hill. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z The natives used them to tie up the materials for building their huts and their hut furniture, when they migrated to new cattle kraals. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Groot Willem observed that the ostrich may be easily domesticated, and he had frequently seen tame ones about the kraals of the frontier boors. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Tuys was hanging around the kraal, and the twinkle in his eyes when he saw us marched out to start on our long walk to the hills was worth seeing. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z It happened just about this time that Dhlaka, who had been out herding the flock of goats, returned to the kraal with strange news. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z They then started firing down into the camp, while some rushed across the saddle to their left and occupied a large kraal, and others began to work along the ridge to their right. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z One can imagine the grotesque appearance a Hottentot would present with a pair of these inflated bags astride his shoulders, while he wends his way homeward to the kraal. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Within the frontier districts, springboks are plenty, as also the common wildebeests; and piles of the horns of these may be seen lying around the kraals of every vee-boor. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z All the kraals at Lebombo were crowded, and there were thousands of people camped out around the village. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z She was confirmed in this idea by an old woman from a neighbouring kraal, who had a spite against Mamagobatyana, and who suggested to Madilenda what she had loner been thinking of. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z On the left, the ridge ends in a conical rocky mound, with a small kraal at its foot. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Besides the gate through which the ostriches are driven into the kraal, there is an outlet at the opposite end, through the 'plucking-box.' The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z But among the poorer classes, and particularly on the remote frontier, such things are hardly thought of; and their cattle kraals are the only enclosures around the dwelling of the “vee-boor,” or stock-farmer. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z When the ceremonies started Sebuza stood on a small mound of the little plain in front of the kraals, with his "cabinet" behind him. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He was rich in cattle, and was now celebrated for generosity and hospitality to the “isanuse” and “inyanga” fraternities, members of which were generally to be found at his kraal. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Standing with one's back to the garden and buildings, on the right is a large stone kraal, divided into several compartments. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z At each end there is a stout door, one opening inside, the other outside the kraal. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Diedrik is a very rich boor—a “vee-boor”—who every night shuts up within his spacious kraals more than three thousand horses and horned cattle, with five times that number of sheep and goats! The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z We white men remained a little to one side, and soon we saw a small body of men coming from the kraals. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The people of the kraal feared and avoided her. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The Major dashed across to the small kraal at the foot of the conical mound, and, finding Lieut. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z The boys went chattering to their kraals, and soon Long shadows ribbed the tent in white and black. Provocations A kraal must be made at once, and the animals driven into it. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z With his hundred men he went into the kraal and found Dingaanzulu in the most friendly frame of mind. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z This unhappy man had been tortured to death, his kraal had been destroyed, and all his property confiscated. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The remedy is at least effectual, and society in the kraal or the tepee does not bother its dusky brain about the possible reform of the offender. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 The garrison then retired to the stone kraal, and repulsed attack after attack through the night. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" They had kindled a large fire on each side of the kraal, though they knew that this will not always keep lions off. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z It is well watered, and thousands of the natives have their kraals there. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z When the sun went down the men returned to ’Ndondo’s kraal, and resumed their feasting. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z If it honours their kraal with a visit, the inhabitants assemble round it with transports of devotion, as if the Lord of the Universe was come among them. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Great kraals were also prepared for the promised cattle, and huge skin sacks to hold the milk that was soon to be more plentiful than water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" It would be a hungry lion, indeed, that would have attempted to break the strong kraal they had made; and no lion, however hungry, would ever think of charging into a wagon. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Here and there we could see fires burning at the various kraals and quite often the wind brought us the pungent smell of wood-smoke. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Several women from the nearest kraals had come to tend her, and these tried to persuade her of the uselessness of further search. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z It is a ruined kraal— destroyed by the Dutch, he says, many years ago, but some of the cottages are still in sufficient repair to shelter us.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Three days later, without further adventure, they arrived at the kraal of the principal chief. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Now he had reached a kraal at the head of the valley, one in no wise differing in appearance from any of the others he had passed. Harley Greenoak's Charge When we arrived at Buno's kraal we found him walking excitedly up and down, the rifle in his hands. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z In the veldt he had foregathered with other boys, who told him that a child had been heard crying under a stone near the kraal of ’Ndondo. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z They stepped out of their hut, and found the whole kraal present, and in the greatest state of excitement. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Several large native kraals were passed in the course of the day, and after a march of nearly double the ordinary length the caravan halted for the night on the banks of a stream. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Should we not rather collect our sons together, and, stealing out from the kraals by twos and threes, meet after dark, and take him when he leaves to-night to return home? Harley Greenoak's Charge Playing at war had taught me to hide as much as possible, and soon I slipped out of the tent and started for the royal kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z All this had been ascertained by Gweva from the people of the kraals at which he and his party had rested on their way down. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Make a litter and carry him to the Hottentot kraal. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The next day we got in motion, and when, three days later, we arrived at the kraal from which we had started, I rode over to the tree and recovered my revolver and saddles. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars She, drinking her coffee, narrated their experience at the wayside kraal. Harley Greenoak's Charge I crept closer to the royal kraal and soon could see the glow from the king's fire. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The field cultivated by Zwilibanzi’s family lay in a ravine a few hundred yards below the northern side of the ledge on which the kraal was built. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Travelling early and late, the kraal was reached about nightfall on the following day; when the prisoners were consigned to the custody of Omatoko and Leshoo; who took effectual measures to prevent their escape. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The carabineers under Captain Sanctuary advanced and attacked a large stone building, 1000 yards from the kraal. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Then, after a little more chat, they took their leave, returning by a devious route, so as to avoid the objectionable kraal. Harley Greenoak's Charge The rock was about a quarter of a mile from the royal kraal, and we soon reached it. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z These he dropped in the Pondo chiefs presence and then, according to custom, fled, pursued by the young men of the kraal. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z “Omatoko no untie till get back to kraal—then untie quick.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa At the native kraals the travellers were always welcomed when it was known that they were English. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars The sheep kraals lay in front, at some little distance. Harley Greenoak's Charge We passed several kraals in our leisurely progress and talked with some of the indunas. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Had he escaped this misfortune of love-madness, he might have been ‘great chief’ of the Pondomisi nation, and have taken a new woman to his kraal each year, through all the years of his life.” The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z But Chuma was so possessed with it, that he has repeatedly made me the most splendid offers, if I will take up my abode in his kraal.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa This river was too wide and deep to be forded, but at the spot where they had struck it, there was a large native kraal. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Sounds as if it was over at old Umjuza’s kraal, or not far from it. Harley Greenoak's Charge When we came in sight of the kraals our cavalry was deployed in a double rank about five hundred horses wide. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The dogs suddenly began to bark all together, and then they rushed round to the back of the cattle kraal, where they all ceased barking. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z No, we must go to Chuma’s kraal now, and try what may be done with him. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa As they proceeded, the Dutch farmhouses became more sparsely sprinkled over the country, and several large native kraals were passed. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars The savage pack, demoralised, retired howling, and by this time the riders were right abreast of the kraal. Harley Greenoak's Charge We trotted to the kraals in this formation, every man with his rifle on his hip, ready for anything. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Mampitizili found herself disposed of as joint occupant, with Manciya’s oldest and ugliest wife, of a large hut on the left-hand side of the cattle kraal. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z They were awaiting the arrival of the doctor, who had loitered behind to take leave of Omatoko, and make sure that he had set off on his return to the Hottentot kraal. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa They were now but fifteen miles from Ulundi, and the king’s five kraals were visible to the naked eye. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars The latter on topping a rise had come upon a large kraal, whose beehive-shaped huts stood in clusters, adjoining the square, or circular, cattle or goat pens common to each. Harley Greenoak's Charge Now the royal kraal at Zombode was built with a little kraal inside the main one, and in the middle of that was Labotsibeni's reception hall or audience chamber. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Sometimes she would manage to steal away and carry little Kungayè over to the old kraal, there to muse miserably over the short-lived happiness that she and Sobèdè had enjoyed. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z It’s an abandoned kraal, I suppose, only it must have belonged to some tribe of savages, who took more pains with their house-building than those Namaquas.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa We were at the battle, and saw the whole thing, and were taken prisoners afterwards and carried to Umbelleni’s kraal, where we were liberated when Colonel Wood’s cavalry attacked the Zlobani hill. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Even the few kraals which lay just off the road here and there, showed no sign of life. Harley Greenoak's Charge The school was in a small kraal set apart from the others, and we found about a score of would-be "doctors" in attendance. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The three huts were falling into decay, the corn-pits in the kraal were full of water, and the whole place was overgrown with weeds. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Late in the evening the party returned to the kraal, where they were welcomed by the Queen and De Walden, who questioned them as to what had taken place during the hunt. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Before leaving, however, it was determined to strike another blow at Dabulamanzi, whose private residence had escaped at the time that his kraal was burnt. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Mere dogs, dogs whom they would soon send howling back to their own kraals—was the gist of it. Harley Greenoak's Charge Of course we went along, and found quite a gathering at the gate of the kraal. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The flock was scattered along the flanks of the mountain; he at once collected it and drove it down to the kraal at the homestead, where he arrived at the usual time. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z They will probably say that I have died of some disease, or have taken my departure from their kraal of my own accord. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The square moved forward for a few miles, when they began to near the smaller kraals. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars From every additional kraal passed, others came forth to swell it, at first aggressively hostile in attitude, then more subdued, but always sullen. Harley Greenoak's Charge |
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