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Living in a cave to avoid feared cannibals, Demane hunts and returns each evening, while Demazane resists the boredom of staying hidden. When she explores and later builds a fire for warmth, her choice tests the brothers’ safety plan and reveals the fear behind the warning.","Demane and Demazane  \nA South African Folktale  \nIllustrated by Jemma Kahn  \nEnglish Story Book  \nDemane and Demazane  \nWriter: South African Folktale Illustration: Jemma Kahn  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2014, African Storybook Initiative  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nDemane and Demazane  \nWriter: South African Folktale  \nIllustration: Jemma Kahn  \nOnce upon a time, there was a boy called Demane . He had a twin sister called Demazane .  \nWhen their mother and father died, they went to stay with their uncle . But they were badly treated. They were beaten with long sticks, and given thin porridge only once a day for food. So they ran away.  \nThey found a cave to live in . They were scared because they had heard that there were cannibals living in the hills . So they made a strong door to cover the entrance, with only two holes to let in air and light. Demane warned his sister,“Stay in the cave while I am out hunting, and don’t cook any meat. Cannibals love the smell of cooking meat.”  \nEach evening Demane brought back something he had killed – a hare or some birds or a small buck. As he came to the cave, he sang,  \n“Demazane, Demazane?Child of my mother, open this cave to me?The swallows can enter it. It has two holes .”  \nDemazane found it very boring to stay in the cave all day. So one day, when her brother had gone, she went out to explore . 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