West African Folk-Tales

Hare

Also known as: Mr Hare · Role: animal · First appears: Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals

Life events

  • Chameleon secretly held Hare’s tail and dropped onto the stool ahead of him.(Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals)
    • With: Chameleon
    • “He, being able to change his colour to suit his surroundings, had seized Mr Hare’s tail just as the race began. Having made his colour match the hare’s, no one had noticed him. He had held on very tightly, and when the hare turned round to take his seat Chameleon dropped off and landed on the stool.”
  • The animals made Chameleon king according to their agreement after he won the race.(Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals)
    • With: Chameleon
    • “According to the agreement they had made, they had no choice but to make Chameleon king.”

Tale 30 · King Chameleon and the Animals

  • enemies with Chameleon “The hare saw how he had been tricked and was very angry.”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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