Morning Sunrise

Role: daughter · First appears: Tale 14 · “Morning Sunrise”

In Tale 14, Morning Sunrise was the beautiful daughter of a man in one of the villages. Her father made her lie as if dead and sent word of her death to her three lovers, asking them to come and help with her funeral. That very day, she and Thinker became betrothed; soon after, they married and lived happily together.

Relationship record

Life events

• Her father made Morning Sunrise lie as if dead and reported her death to test her suitors.(Tale 14 · “Morning Sunrise”)
  • With: her father (Tale 14)
  • “He bade her lie down on her bed as if she were dead. He then sent the report of her death to each of the three lovers, asking them to come and help him with her funeral.”
• Thinker and Morning Sunrise became betrothed.(Tale 14 · “Morning Sunrise”)
  • With: Thinker
  • “That very day the betrothal took place”
• Thinker and Morning Sunrise married.(Tale 14 · “Morning Sunrise”)
  • With: Thinker
  • “soon after the wedding followed”

Tale 14 · “Morning Sunrise”

• parent: her father (Tale 14) “A man in one of the villages had a very beautiful daughter.”
• engaged with Thinker “That very day the betrothal took place, and soon after the wedding followed.”
• married with Thinker “‘Thinker’ and his beautiful wife lived very happily together.”

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