the old woman (Tale 16)

First appears: Tale 16 · How Beasts and Serpents First Came Into the World

In Tale 16, the old woman promised to help Kweku Tsin and gave him a drum that would provide food whenever he beat it. Anansi ignored her instructions and took the drum that sounded “Dong-dong”; before choosing it, he ate his own dinner and the old woman’s as well.

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Life events

• The old woman gave Kweku Tsin a drum that would provide food when beaten.(Tale 16 · How Beasts and Serpents First Came Into the World)
  • With: Kweku Tsin
  • “When he showed her the drum, she looked pleased and told him, to his great delight, that he had only to beat it if at any time he were hungry. That would bring him food in plenty.”
• Anansi took a drum that sounded “Dong-dong,” against the old woman's instructions.(Tale 16 · How Beasts and Serpents First Came Into the World)
  • With: Anansi
  • “Anansi retorted, ‘Do you think I will take your advice, you witch? No, I will choose the drum which says ‘Dong-dong.’ You are just trying to play a trick on me.’”

Tale 16 · How Beasts and Serpents First Came Into the World

• recipient: Kweku Tsin “The old woman was very kind and sympathetic, and promised to help him.”
• enemies with Anansi “Anansi ate his own, then took hers and ate it also.”

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