Ram

Role: ram · First appears: Tale 27 · The Leopard and the Ram

In Tale 27, Ram and Leopard built a house together and decided to live in it, after each told his tale and they discussed it. Leopard was surprised that his friend Ram brought home as much meat or venison from the hunt as he did.

Some time afterward, Leopard mistook Ram’s backward slip for an attack and fled to the woods with his son, little Leopard. From that time, leopards made their abode in the woods while rams remained at home.

Relationship record

Life events

• Leopard and Ram finished the house they had built together.(Tale 27 · The Leopard and the Ram)
  • With: Leopard (Tale 27)
  • “At last the house was finished to the satisfaction of both.”
• Leopard and Ram decided to live together in the new house.(Tale 27 · The Leopard and the Ram)
  • With: Leopard (Tale 27)
  • “Each told his tale, and after some friendly discussion, they decided to live together.”
• After mistaking Ram's backward slip for an attack, Leopard fled with his son to the woods.(Tale 27 · The Leopard and the Ram)
  • With: Leopard (Tale 27) little Leopard
  • “Calling to his son to follow, he sprang with all his might over the wall of the house and fled to the woods.”
• Leopards made their abode in the woods while rams remained at home.(Tale 27 · The Leopard and the Ram · 📍 the woods)
  • With: Leopard (Tale 27)
  • “From that time leopards have made their abode in the woods while rams have remained at home.”

Tale 27 · The Leopard and the Ram

• friends with Leopard (Tale 27) “The leopard was very much surprised to find that every evening his friend Ram brought home just as much meat or venison from the hunt as he himself did.”
• child: young Ram “Accordingly while they were at play, little Leopard inquired how Father Ram, having neither claws nor sharp teeth, succeeded in catching and killing the beasts.”

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