rat (Tale 32)

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

In Tale 32 · The Ungrateful Man, the hunter rescued rat, Leopard, Serpent, and the man from a pit. “Then, one day,” rat brought the hunter a bundle of native cloths, gold dust, and ivory.

Relationship record

Life events

• The hunter rescued the leopard, Serpent, rat, and man from the pit.(Tale 32 · The Ungrateful Man)
  • With: the hunter (Tale 32) Leopard (Tale 32) Serpent the man (Tale 32)
  • “However, these animals pleaded so hard for life that at last he helped them out of the pit.”
• The rat gave the hunter cloths, gold dust, and ivory.(Tale 32 · The Ungrateful Man)
  • With: the hunter (Tale 32)
  • “Then, one day, the rat came to him and gave him a large bundle. “These,” said he, “are some native cloths, gold dust, and ivory.”

Tale 32 · The Ungrateful Man

• recipient: the hunter (Tale 32) “Then, one day, the rat came to him and gave him a large bundle.”
• benefactor: the hunter (Tale 32) “However, these animals pleaded so hard for life that at last he helped them out of the pit.”

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