Ūva Province.

In Kaffir Folk-Tales (Theal), p. 38, a girl chose a crocodile as her husband. When at his request she licked his face he cast off the crocodile skin, and became a man. In a note (p. 209) the author states that he had been bewitched by his enemies.

[1] A large amphibious lizard (Hydrosaurus salvator). [↑]

[2] Lit., by the King. [↑]

No. 165

The Frog Jacket

In a certain country, at a house there was a very wealthy nobleman (siṭāna), but he had no children. Having seen that the men of the country are giving their children in dīga [marriage] he was much grieved.