Nothing’s wife

Role: wife · First appears: Tale 3 · Anansi and Nothing

In Tale 3, Nothing married the daughter of a woman, and she became his wife, queen over the whole district with everything her heart could desire. When she heard that Anansi’s wives were miserable, she invited them to a feast at her palace; they were so pleased that they agreed to stay there. Nothing later fell into Anansi’s trap, was gravely wounded in the ditch, and soon died.

Relationship record

Life events

• Nothing married the woman’s daughter, who became his wife.(Tale 3 · Anansi and Nothing)
  • With: Nothing
  • “Nothing’s wife was queen over the whole district and had everything her heart could desire.”
• Nothing’s wife invited Anansi’s wives to a feast, and they agreed to stay there.(Tale 3 · Anansi and Nothing · 📍 her palace)
  • “The wife of Nothing heard of her friends’ miserable state and invited them to a great feast in her palace. They came, and were so pleased with all they saw that they agreed to stay there.”
• Nothing fell into Anansi’s trap, was gravely wounded, and soon died.(Tale 3 · Anansi and Nothing · 📍 the ditch)
  • With: Anansi Nothing
  • “As he placed his foot on the first step, of course he slipped, and down he fell into the hole. The noise alarmed the household. Lights were fetched and Nothing was found in the ditch, so much wounded by the knives that he soon died.”

Tale 3 · Anansi and Nothing

• married with Nothing “Nothing’s wife was queen over the whole district and had everything her heart could desire.”
• parent: a woman (Tale 3) “At last, however, a woman took pity on him and gave him her daughter.”

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