:02:01
...from leaves that were carefully
laid out the previous evening.
:02:10
Or a plume of grass
can be a reservoir.
:02:12
If you have the know-how, a clump
of twigs can tell you where to dig...
:02:17
...and you come to light
with an enormous tuber.
:02:24
You scrape shavings off it with a stick
that is split for a sharp edge.
:02:29
You take a handful of the shavings, point
your thumb at your mouth and squeeze.
:02:41
They must be the most
contented people in the world.
:02:45
They have no crime, no punishment,
no violence, no laws...
:02:48
...no police, judges, rulers or bosses.
:02:54
They believe that the gods put only good
and useful things on the earth for them.
:03:00
ln this world of theirs,
nothing is bad or evil.
:03:05
Even a poisonous snake is not bad.
:03:07
You just have to keep away
from the sharp end.
:03:12
Actually, a snake is very good.
In fact, it's delicious.
:03:16
And the skin makes a fine pouch.
:03:20
They live in the vastness of the
Kalahari in small family groups.
:03:24
One family of Bushmen might meet up
with another once in a few years.
:03:28
But for the most part,
they live in complete isolation...
:03:32
...unaware there are other people
in the world.
:03:35
In the deep Kalahari, there are Bushmen
who have not heard of civilized man.
:03:40
Sometimes they hear a thundering
sound when there are no clouds.
:03:44
They assume the gods have eaten too
much and their tummies are rumbling.
:03:49
Sometimes they can even see
the evidence of the gods' flatulence.
:03:54
Their language has
an idiosyncrasy of its own.
:03:57
It seems to consist
mainly of clicking sounds.