West African Folk-Tales — Places
Where things happened. Only places the text names are listed.
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37 places
the forest
11 events · Tale 2 · How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race, Tale 6 · Tit for Tat, Tale 13 · The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour by Itself, Tale 18 · Why the Moon and the Stars Receive Their Light from the Sun, Tale 21 · The Hunter and the Tortoise, Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked
- Tale 2 · How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race · Next day — Kweku Tsin advised Anansi to hang the pot on his back so he could climb the tree.
- Tale 2 · How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race · Anansi threw down the pot, breaking it and releasing wisdom throughout the world.
- Tale 6 · Tit for Tat · One day — Kweku Tsin discovered a place in the forest where many animals remained.
- Tale 6 · Tit for Tat · Anansi followed Kweku Tsin to the animals’ home and drove him away, claiming the place as his own.
- Tale 13 · The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour by Itself · one morning — Kofi discovered a wonderful stone that ground flour by itself and a nearby stream of honey.
- Tale 13 · The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour by Itself · When morning came — Anansi followed Kofi’s ash trail to the stone and joined him there.
- Tale 13 · The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour by Itself · Anansi took the stone despite Kofi’s attempts to stop him.
- Tale 18 · Why the Moon and the Stars Receive Their Light from the Sun · one morning — Kweku Tsin killed a fine deer while hunting.
- Tale 21 · The Hunter and the Tortoise · At last — The hunter persuaded the tortoise to let him carry her to his hut to sing for him alone.
- Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked · one day — The man and Tiger became friendly and agreed to live together for a time.
- Tale 33 · Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked · Tiger pretended to be dead to find out whether the man had known about the shooting.