Goat

Role: animal · First appears: Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni

In Tale 29, Goat and the other animals agreed to let Quarcoo Bah-boni stay as their servant. Quarcoo beat Goat until he promised to finish the work, carry the load, and tell no one what had happened.

When Goat opened the basket of food during the animals’ departure, Quarcoo struck him and ordered, “Shut the basket at once, and say nothing to the others.” After Quarcoo appeared before the animals, they fled in different directions.

Relationship record

Life events

• The animals agreed to let Quarcoo stay as their servant.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni Wolf (Tale 29) Tiger (Tale 29) Lion (Tale 29) Elephant
  • “The animals, after a little discussion, agreed to this, thinking that he would be able to help them in many ways.”
• Quarcoo beat Goat and forced him to finish the work, carry the load, and keep silent.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni
  • “Quarcoo then proceeded to beat him till he cried for mercy. Nor would he stop his blows till the goat had promised to finish the work, carry home the load, and tell no one what had happened.”
• The animals decided to leave Quarcoo behind and prepared a basket of food.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni Wolf (Tale 29) Tiger (Tale 29) Lion (Tale 29) Elephant
  • “They made up their minds that, early the following morning, they would start off together and leave the boy in possession of the house. They prepared a big basket of food and set it ready.”
• Quarcoo hid inside the basket and was carried away with the animals.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni Wolf (Tale 29) Tiger (Tale 29) Lion (Tale 29) Elephant
  • “He quietly got himself a large leaf, rolled it round him (for he was very tiny) and laid himself down in the basket of food.”
• Quarcoo struck Goat when he opened the basket and ordered him to say nothing.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni
  • “His greed was rewarded, however, by a terrible blow on the face. He then heard the words, ‘Shut the basket at once, and say nothing to the others.’”
• The animals fled in different directions after Quarcoo appeared before them.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni Wolf (Tale 29) Tiger (Tale 29) Lion (Tale 29) Elephant
  • “They were so alarmed at his appearance they scattered in all directions.”

Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni

• servant: Quarcoo Bah-boni “After many polite speeches, he begged their permission to stay and be their servant, as he was motherless. The animals, after a little discussion, agreed to this, thinking that he would be able to help them in many ways.”
• enemies with Quarcoo Bah-boni “At last the goat was so annoyed that he came up to Quarcoo and boxed his ears. To his great astonishment, the boy gave him such a blow that he fell to the ground.”

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Extracted from the original text of West African Folk-Tales. Made with Rho MD.