the King’s eldest son

Role: prince · First appears: Tale 32 · The Ungrateful Man

In Tale 32 · The Ungrateful Man, word reached the prison that the King’s eldest son had been bitten by a serpent and was dying. The antidote brought by the hunter cured the prince, and the King honored the hunter and sent him home.

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The hunter’s antidote cured the King’s eldest son, and the King honored the hunter.(Tale 32 · The Ungrateful Man)
- With: the hunter (Tale 32) the King (Tale 32)
- “As soon as it was applied to the prince’s wound the young man was cured. In great delight, the King loaded the hunter with honours and sent him happily home.”

Tale 32 · The Ungrateful Man

parent: the King (Tale 32) “word was brought to the prison that the King’s eldest son had been bitten by a serpent and was dying.”
benefactor: the hunter (Tale 32) “As soon as it was applied to the prince’s wound the young man was cured.”

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