Awirehu

Role: Ohia’s wife · First appears: Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 1

In Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 1, Awirehu is introduced as the wife of Ohia. In Part 2, after finding three jars of gold in his garden, Ohia tells Awirehu about the treasure, which he had kept secret from everyone else. He later marries a second wife, and bequeaths his gold to Awirehu while leaving his property to his son and the servants.

Relationship record

Life events

• Ohia found three jars of gold in his garden and later told Awirehu about his treasure.(Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 2)
  • With: Ohia
  • “he soon found three large jars of gold. They contained enough money to keep him in comfort all his life. He was careful, however, not to mention his treasure to any one but his wife.”
• Ohia married a second wife.(Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 2)
  • With: Ohia
  • “Ohia thought he could afford now to keep a second wife, so he married again.”
• Ohia bequeathed his gold to Awirehu and his property to his son and servants.(Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 2)
  • With: Ohia his son (Tale 19)
  • “bequeathed all his gold to the faithful Awirehu, and his property to his son and servants.”

Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 1

• married with Ohia “There once lived upon the earth a poor man called Ohia, whose wife was named Awirehu.”

Tale 19 · Ohia and the Thieving Deer · Part 2

• married with Ohia (Awirehu is identified as his wife by the surrounding passage.) “He was careful, however, not to mention his treasure to any one but his wife.”

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