the woman (Tale 22)

Role: mother of three sons · First appears: Tale 22 · The Tail of the Princess Elephant

In Tale 22, the woman is the mother of the eldest, the second and Kwesi. Before she died, her eldest son promised to cut her a stone sepulchre, the second promised to make her a coffin, and Kwesi promised to put the princess elephant’s tail in it. Soon after this, she died.

Relationship record

Life events

• The eldest promised to cut a stone sepulchre for his mother after her death.(Tale 22 · The Tail of the Princess Elephant)
  • With: the eldest (Tale 22)
  • “The eldest promised that when she was dead he would cut a fine sepulchre in stone for her.”
• The second promised to make his mother a coffin.(Tale 22 · The Tail of the Princess Elephant)
  • With: the second (Tale 22)
  • “The second said he would make a beautiful coffin.”
• The youngest promised to put the princess elephant’s tail in his mother’s coffin.(Tale 22 · The Tail of the Princess Elephant)
  • With: Kwesi
  • “The youngest said, ‘I will go and get the tail of the princess elephant and put it in the coffin with her.’”
• The woman died.(Tale 22 · The Tail of the Princess Elephant)
  • With: the eldest (Tale 22) the second (Tale 22) Kwesi
  • “Soon after this their mother died.”

Tale 22 · The Tail of the Princess Elephant

• child: the eldest (Tale 22) “There once lived a woman who had three sons.”
• child: the second (Tale 22) “There once lived a woman who had three sons.”
• child: Kwesi “There once lived a woman who had three sons.”

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