his wife (Tale 56)

Role: the man's wife and her spirit · First appears: Tale 56

In Tale 56, while the man was away, his wife died. On the road, she gave him “only her shortest finger,” then took him to the spirit town, hid him in the rice bin, and brought him something to eat every day. In about two weeks, she showed him the road home; at his town, he made layog for his dead wife.

Relationship record

Life events

• The man's wife died.(Tale 56)
  • “While he was away, his wife died.”
• His wife took him to the spirit town and hid him in the rice bin.(Tale 56 · 📍 the spirit town)
  • With: the man (Tale 56)
  • “They went to the spirit town, and she put him in the rice bin, and gave him something to eat.”
• His wife showed the man the road home from the spirit town.(Tale 56 · 📍 his town)
  • With: the man (Tale 56)
  • “I will show you the road.”
• The man made layog for his dead wife.(Tale 56 · 📍 his town)
  • With: the man (Tale 56)
  • “then he made layog for his wife.”

Tale 56

• married with the man (Tale 56) “Her husband wanted to touch her hand and his wife gave only her shortest finger.”
• recipient: the man (Tale 56) “They did this every night, and his wife brought him something to eat every day.”

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Tinguian. Made with Rho MD.