Tiger (Tale 33)
Role: tiger · First appears: Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked
In Tale 33, Tiger and the man were initially afraid of each other, but talking made them friendly, and they agreed to live together for a time. Tiger came to the man’s house with his male cub; they stayed for three weeks, and the cub became friendly with the man’s son. When Tiger heard that the man had lost his father, he and his cub brought money to help him.
As Tiger was returning home, two of the man’s friends shot him, but he survived. He lay as if dead and told his cub to watch; by morning, he had confirmed that his friend had no part in the shooting. Tiger explained why he had pretended to be dead and promised, “In future for your sake I will never touch a man unless he first meddles with me.”
Relationship record
Life events
- The man and Tiger became friendly and agreed to live together for a time.(Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked · 📍 the forest)
- With: the man (Tale 33)
- “At first each was afraid of the other; but after some talking they became quite friendly. They agreed to live together for a little time.”
- Tiger came to the man’s house with his male cub and stayed three weeks; the cub became very friendly with the man’s son.(Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked · 📍 the man’s home)
- With: his male cub (Tale 33) the man (Tale 33) the man’s son (Tale 33)
- “The tiger therefore came to the man’s house and stayed with him three weeks. He had brought his male cub with him, and the young tiger became very friendly with the man’s son.”
- Tiger and his cub brought the man money to help him after his father’s death.(Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked)
- With: his male cub (Tale 33) the man (Tale 33)
- “When Tiger heard of his friend’s great loss, he and his cub set out at once to see and condole with him. They brought a large sum of money to help the man.”
- Two of the man’s friends shot Tiger, but he survived.(Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked)
- With: two of the man’s friends (Tale 33)
- “As Tiger was going home again two of the man’s friends lay in hiding for him and shot him. Fortunately he was not killed”
- Tiger pretended to be dead to find out whether the man had known about the shooting.(Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked · 📍 the forest)
- With: his male cub (Tale 33)
- “There he lay down as if he were dead, after telling his cub to watch and see what would happen.”
- Tiger confirmed the man had no part in the shooting and explained his feigned death.(Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked)
- With: the man (Tale 33)
- “When morning came and Tiger was quite assured that his friend had had nothing at all to do with the shot, he was very glad. He got up, then, to the man’s great astonishment, and explained why he had pretended to be dead.”
- Tiger promised never to touch a man unless the man first meddled with him.(Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked)
- “In future for your sake I will never touch a man unless he first meddles with me.”
Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked
- friends with the man (Tale 33) “At first each was afraid of the other; but after some talking they became quite friendly.”
- child: his male cub (Tale 33) “He had brought his male cub with him, and the young tiger became very friendly with the man’s son.”
- recipient: the man (Tale 33) “They brought a large sum of money to help the man.”
- benefactor: the man (Tale 33) “The tiger therefore came to the man’s house and stayed with him three weeks.”
- enemies with two of the man’s friends (Tale 33) “As Tiger was going home again two of the man’s friends lay in hiding for him and shot him.”
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Extracted from the original text of West African Folk-Tales. Made with Rho MD.