Wolf (Tale 7)

Role: wolf · First appears: Tale 7 · Why White Ants Always Harm Man’s Property

In Tale 7, Wolf and Leopard frightened Anansi into dropping his antelope meat, took it home and prepared supper. Anansi tricked them into being hung on a tree, then reclaimed the meat while his family mocked them. The next morning, White Ant and his family destroyed the tree and freed Wolf and Leopard.

On the third day, Wolf and Leopard welcomed Anansi’s disguised children and served them the feast meant for the ants. Soon after they left, the two hosts mistook the real ants for Anansi and his family, poured boiling water over them, and killed all except their father.

Relationship record

Life events

• Wolf and Leopard took Anansi’s antelope meat after frightening him into dropping it.(Tale 7 · Why White Ants Always Harm Man’s Property)
  • With: Leopard (Tale 7)
  • “The two gentlemen opened the bundle and, to their great joy, discovered the flesh of the antelope in it. They carried it off to their own home and began to prepare supper.”
• Anansi tricked Wolf and Leopard into being hung on a tree and reclaimed the antelope.(Tale 7 · Why White Ants Always Harm Man’s Property)
  • With: Anansi Leopard (Tale 7)
  • “When he had them safely hung, Spider and his family came and mocked them. Spider then went to their cottage and brought away the body of the antelope.”
• White Ant and his family freed Leopard and Wolf by destroying the tree.(Tale 7 · Why White Ants Always Harm Man’s Property)
  • With: White Ant Leopard (Tale 7)
  • “White Ant and his family set to work, destroyed the tree and set them at liberty.”
• Wolf and Leopard mistakenly welcomed Anansi’s disguised children and fed them a feast meant for the ants.(Tale 7 · Why White Ants Always Harm Man’s Property)
  • With: Leopard (Tale 7) Anansi
  • “Wolf and Leopard welcomed them heartily and spread a splendid feast for them, which the spiders thoroughly enjoyed.”
• Wolf and Leopard poured boiling water on the real ants, killing all except their father.(Tale 7 · Why White Ants Always Harm Man’s Property)
  • With: Leopard (Tale 7) White Ant
  • “The two hosts, thinking these must be Spider and his family, poured boiling water over them and killed them all except the father.”

Tale 7 · Why White Ants Always Harm Man’s Property

• enemies with Anansi “When he had them safely hung, Spider and his family came and mocked them.”
• benefactor: White Ant “White Ant and his family set to work, destroyed the tree and set them at liberty.”
• enemies with White Ant “The two hosts, thinking these must be Spider and his family, poured boiling water over them and killed them all except the father.”

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