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                   Dream Life and Real Life A Little African Story 



Dream Life and Real Life 



      A Little African Story 



                         by Olive Schreiner 



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     Author of ;The Story of an African Farm; and ;Dreams; 



     Dedication。 

     To My Brother Fred�察�

     For   whose  little  school   magazine  the  first   of   these  tiny   stories 

one of the first I ever madewas written out many long years ago。 

     O。S。 

     New College�察�Eastbourne�察�Sept。 29�察�1893。 



       Kopjes ´ In the karoo�察�are hillocks of stones�察�that rise up singly or in 

clusters�察�here and there�察�presenting sometimes the fantastic appearance of 

old   ruined   castles   or   giant   graves�察  �the   work   of   human   hands。   Kraal   ´ A 

sheepfold。  Krantz   ´ A  precipice。  Sluit   ´ A  deep   fissure�察  �generally  dry�察  �in 

which the superfluous torrents of water are carried from the karoo plains 

after thunderstorms。 Stoep ´ A porch。 



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           I。       DREAM LIFE AND REAL 

LIFE�察�A LITTLE AFRICAN STORY。 



     Little   Jannita   sat   alone   beside   a   milk´bush。   Before   her   and   behind 

her   stretched   the   plain�察  �covered   with   red   sand   and   thorny  karoo   bushes�察�

and here and there a milk´bush�察�looking like a bundle of pale green rods 

tied together。     Not a tree was to be seen anywhere�察�except on the banks of 

the river�察�and that was far away�察�and the sun beat on her head。                 Round her 

fed the Angora goats   she  was herding�察  �pretty  things�察�especially  the little 

ones�察  �with   white   silky   curls   that   touched   the   ground。    But   Jannita   sat 

crying。     If   an   angel   should   gather   up   in   his   cup   all   the   tears   that   have 

been shed�察�I think the bitterest would be those of children。 

     By and by she was so tired�察�and the sun was so hot�察�she laid her head 

against the milk´bush�察�and dropped asleep。 

     She   dreamed   a   beautiful   dream。       She   thought   that   when   she   went 

back to the farmhouse in the evening�察�the walls were covered with vines 

and roses�察�and the kraals were not made of red stone�察�but of lilac trees full 

of   blossom。     And   the   fat   old   Boer   smiled   at   her�察  �and   the   stick   he   held 

across   the   door�察  �for   the   goats   to   jump   over�察  �was   a   lily   rod   with   seven 

blossoms at the end。        When she went to the house her mistress gave her a 

whole roaster´cake for her supper�察�and the mistress's daughter had stuck a 

rose in   the   cake�察�and   her   mistress's   son´in´law said�察 �Thank   you� ─  �when 

she pulled off his boots�察�and did not kick her。 

     It was a beautiful dream。 

     While she lay thus dreaming�察�one of the little kids came and licked her 

on   her   cheek�察  �because   of   the   salt   from   her   dried´up   tears。 And   in   her 

dream she was not a poor indentured child any more�察�living with Boers。 

It was her father who kissed her。            He said he had only been asleepthat 

day when he lay down under the thorn´bush�察�he had not really died。                       He 

felt her hair�察�and said it was grown long and silky�察�and he said they would 

go   back   to   Denmark   now。      He   asked   her   why   her   feet   were   bare�察  �and 

what the marks on her back were。              Then he put her head on his shoulder�察�



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and picked her up�察�and carried her away�察�away�                  �She laughedshe could 

feel her face against his brown beard。            His arms were so strong。 

     As she lay there dreaming�察�with the ants running over her naked feet�察�

and with   her   brown curls lying in the   sand�察 �a Hottentot   came   up   to her。 

He was dressed in ragged yellow trousers�察�and a dirty shirt�察�and torn jacket。 

He had a red handkerchief round his head�察�and a felt hat above that。                     His 

nose was flat�察�his eyes like slits�察�and the wool on his head was gathered 

into little round balls。      He came to the milk´bush�察�and looked at the little 

girl   lying   in   the   hot   sun。 Then   he   walked   off�察  �and   caught   one   of   the 

fattest little Angora goats�察�and held its mouth fast�察�as he stuck it under his 

arm。 He looked back to see that she was still sleeping�察�and jumped down 

into one of the sluits。        He walked down the bed of the sluit a little way 

and came to an   overhanging bank�察�under which�察 �sitting on the red sand�察�

were two men。         One was a tiny�察�ragged�察�old bushman�察�four feet high�察�the 

other   was   an   English   navvy�察  �in   a   dark   blue   blouse。  They  cut   the   kid's 

throat   with   the navvy's   long knife�察  �and   covered   up   the   blood   with   sand�察�

and buried the entrails and skin。          Then they talked�察�and quarrelled a little�察�

and then they talked quietly again。 

     The Hottentot man put a leg of the kid under his coat and left the rest 

of the meat for the two in the sluit�察�and walked away。 

     When   little   Jannita   awoke   it   was   almost   sunset。      She   sat   up   very 

frightened�察  �but   her   goats   were   all   about   her。  She   began   to   drive   them 

home。      ;I do not think there are any lost�察─�she said。 

     Dirk�察�the Hottentot�察�had brought his flock home already�察�and stood at 

the kraal door with his ragged yellow trousers。                The fat old Boer put his 

stick across the door�察�and let Jannita's goats jump over�察�one by one。                     He 

counted   them。       When   the   last   jumped   over�此     �Have   you   been   to   sleep 

today�拭─�he said�察 �there is one missing。; 

     Then little Jannita knew what was coming�察�and she said�察�in a low voice�察�

;No。;      And then she   felt in her heart that deadly  sickness that you   feel 

when you tell a lie�察�and again she said�察 �Yes。; 

     ;Do you think you will have any supper this evening�拭─�said the Boer。 

     ;No�察─�said Jannita。 

     ;What do you think you will have�拭─�



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     ;I don't know�察─�said Jannita。 

     ;Give me your whip�察─�said the Boer to Dirk�察�the Hottentot。 

     。。。 

     The moon was all but full that night。              Oh�察�but its light was beautiful� �

     The little girl crept to   the door of the   outhouse where she slept�察  �and 

looked at it。       When you are hungry�察�and very�察�very sore�察�you do not cry。 

She leaned her chin on one hand�察�and looked�察�with her great dove's eyes 

the   other   hand   was   cut   open�察  �so   she   wrapped   it   in   her   pinafore。      She 

looked   across   the   plain   at   the   sand   and   the   low   karoo´bushes�察  �with   the 

moonlight on them。 

     Presently�察  �there   came   slowly�察  �from   far   away�察  �a   wild   springbuck。          It 

came   close   to   the   house�察  �and   stood   looking   at   it   in   wonder�察  �while   the 

moonlight glinted on its horns�察�and in its great eyes。                   It stood wondering 

at   the   red   brick   walls�察  �and   the   girl   watched   it。 Then�察 �suddenly�察 �as   if   it 

scorned it all�察�it curved its beautiful back and turned�察�and away it fled over 

the bushes and sand�察�like a sheeny streak of white lightning。                        She stood 

up to   watch   it。    So   free�察  �so   free�   �Away�察 �away�        �She   watched�察  �till   she 

could see it no more on the wide plain。 

     Her   heart   swelled�察  �larger�察  �larger�察  �larger�此    �she   uttered   a   low   cry�察  �and 

without      waiting�察   �pausing�察    �thinking�察   �she   followed     on   its  track。    Away�察�

away�察�away�          �II also� ─�she said�察 �II also� ─�

     When at last her legs began to tremble under her�察�and she stopped to 

breathe�察�the house was a speck behind her。                 She dropped on the earth�察�and 

held her panting sides。 

     She began to think now。 

     If she stayed on the plain they would trace her footsteps in the morning 

and catch her�察�but if she waded in the water in the bed of the river they 

would not be able to find her footmarks�察�and she would hide�察�there where 

the rocks and the kopjes were。 

     So she stood up and walked towards the river。                   The water in the river 

was   low�察  �just   a   line   of   silver   in   the   broad   bed   of   sand�察  �here   and   there 

broadening   into   a  pool。       She   stepped   into   it�察  �and   bathed   her   feet   in   the 

delicious cold water。          Up and up the stream she walked�察�where it rattled 

over the pebbles�察�and past where the farmhouse lay�察�and where the rocks 



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were large she leaped from one to the other。                The night wind in her face 

made her strongshe laughed。            She had never felt such night wind before。 

So the night smells to the wild bucks�察�because they are free�                  �A free thing 

feels as a chained thing never can。 

     At last she came to a place where the willows grew on each side of the 

river�察�and trailed their long branches on the sandy bed。                She could not tell 

why�察�she could not tell the reason�察�but a feeling of fear came over her。 

     On   the   left   bank   rose   a   chain   of   kopjes   and   a   precipice   of   rocks。 

Between the precipice and the river bank there was a narrow

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