Kwofi

First appears: Tale 23 · Kwofi and the Gods

In Tale 23 · Kwofi and the Gods, Kwofi was the eldest son of a farmer and Kwofi’s mother, who had no other children. His mother died when he was three, and he was given to his stepmother to mind. When he was about ten, his father also died, leaving him with no relative but his stepmother, for whom he had to work; as Kwofi grew older, she became jealous of him.

One evening, a god spared Kwofi when everyone else in the village died, saying, “Oh, my son Kwofi, there was never sufficient meat for you, neither is there any death.” Kwofi was left to reign there in peace.

Relationship record

Life events

• Kwofi’s mother died.(Tale 23 · Kwofi and the Gods)
  • With: Kwofi’s mother
  • “When the boy was three years old his mother died.”
• Kwofi was given to his stepmother to mind.(Tale 23 · Kwofi and the Gods)
  • With: his stepmother (Tale 23)
  • “Kwofi was given to his stepmother to mind.”
• Kwofi’s father died.(Tale 23 · Kwofi and the Gods)
  • With: a farmer (Tale 23)
  • “When he was about ten years old his father also died.”
• One of the gods spared Kwofi from the death distributed to the villagers.(Tale 23 · Kwofi and the Gods · 📍 the village)
  • With: one of the gods
  • “When he came to Kwofi he said: ‘Oh, my son Kwofi, there was never sufficient meat for you, neither is there any death.’”
• Everyone in the village except Kwofi died.(Tale 23 · Kwofi and the Gods · 📍 the village)
  • With: one of the gods
  • “As he said these words every one in the village died except Kwofi.”
• Kwofi was left to reign in peace.(Tale 23 · Kwofi and the Gods · 📍 there)
  • “He was left to reign there in peace, which he did very happily.”

Tale 23 · Kwofi and the Gods

• parent: a farmer (Tale 23) “Kwofi was the eldest son of a farmer who had two wives.”
• parent: Kwofi’s mother “Kwofi’s mother had no other children.”
• foster-parent: his stepmother (Tale 23) “Kwofi was given to his stepmother to mind.”
• employer: his stepmother (Tale 23) “Kwofi had now no relative but his stepmother, for whom he had to work.”
• enemies with his stepmother (Tale 23) “As he grew older, she saw how much more clever and handsome he was than her own children, and grew very jealous of him.”

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