Chameleon

Role: animal; king · First appears: Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals

In Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals, Chameleon secretly held Hare’s tail during the race, matching Hare’s colour so he went unnoticed, then dropped onto the stool ahead of him. The animals made Chameleon king according to their agreement, and Hare was angry when he realized he had been tricked.

As soon as the meeting was over, the animals scattered and left Chameleon alone. Ashamed, he made his home at the top of a very high tree on a mountain.

Relationship record

Life events

• Chameleon secretly held Hare’s tail and dropped onto the stool ahead of him.(Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals)
  • With: Hare
  • “He, being able to change his colour to suit his surroundings, had seized Mr Hare’s tail just as the race began. Having made his colour match the hare’s, no one had noticed him. He had held on very tightly, and when the hare turned round to take his seat Chameleon dropped off and landed on the stool.”
• The animals made Chameleon king according to their agreement after he won the race.(Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals)
  • With: Hare
  • “According to the agreement they had made, they had no choice but to make Chameleon king.”
• The animals scattered and left Chameleon alone.(Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals)
  • “So as soon as the meeting was over, all scattered in every direction and left Chameleon quite alone.”
• Chameleon moved his home to the top of a high tree on a mountain.(Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals)
  • “He was so ashamed that he went and made his home at the top of a very high tree on a mountain.”

Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals

• enemies with Hare “The hare saw how he had been tricked and was very angry.”

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