# Inspector task sheet

Kianda: the stranger who became a water spirit

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Kianda: the stranger who became a water spirit, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare the Kimbundu text, translation and collector's notes page by page. Record narrator information and missing provenance. Keep later artistic and oral versions distinct rather than treating every water-spirit story as this same account.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare plot and key words with attributed Kimbundu versions. Compare the bilingual text and editorial notes with other recorded tellings. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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