Deer

Role: thief · First appears: Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 1

In Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 1, Deer repeatedly stole Ohia’s palm wine and broke his pots. King Tiger gave Deer money each morning to buy wine for the assembly, but Deer stole the wine and kept the money. The conference found Deer guilty, sentenced him to punishment, and apologized to Ohia.

Relationship record

Life events

• Deer repeatedly stole Ohia’s palm wine and broke his pots.(Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 1)
  • With: Ohia
  • “As it emptied them it threw them carelessly on the ground, breaking them in pieces.”
• The conference found Deer guilty, sentenced Deer to punishment, and apologized to Ohia.(Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 1)
  • With: King Tiger Ohia
  • “At the conclusion they unanimously agreed that the deer was the culprit and the man blameless. The former was accordingly sentenced to punishment, while the latter received an apology in the name of the entire conference.”
• King Tiger gave Deer money to buy palm wine for the assembly, but Deer stole the wine and kept the money.(Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 1)
  • With: King Tiger
  • “King Tiger, it appeared, had each morning given Deer a large sum of money wherewith to purchase palm wine for the whole assembly. The deer had stolen the wine and kept the money.”

Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 1

• enemies with Ohia “On approaching it he found that the thief was a bush-deer, carrying on its head a large jar, into which it was pouring the wine from Ohia’s pots.”
• benefactor: King Tiger “King Tiger, it appeared, had each morning given Deer a large sum of money wherewith to purchase palm wine for the whole assembly.”

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