the eldest (Tale 22)

Role: eldest son · First appears: Tale 22 · The Tail of the Princess Elephant

In Tale 22, the woman had three sons, including the eldest, the second and Kwesi. The sons were attached to their mother and tried to please her. The eldest promised to cut her a fine stone sepulchre after her death; soon after, their mother died.

Relationship record

Life events

• The eldest promised to cut a stone sepulchre for his mother after her death.(Tale 22 · The Tail of the Princess Elephant)
  • With: the woman (Tale 22)
  • “The eldest promised that when she was dead he would cut a fine sepulchre in stone for her.”
• The woman died.(Tale 22 · The Tail of the Princess Elephant)
  • With: the woman (Tale 22) the second (Tale 22) Kwesi
  • “Soon after this their mother died.”

Tale 22 · The Tail of the Princess Elephant

• parent: the woman (Tale 22) “There once lived a woman who had three sons.”
• siblings with the second (Tale 22) “These sons were very much attached to their mother and always tried to please her.”
• siblings with Kwesi “These sons were very much attached to their mother and always tried to please her.”

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