Wolf (Tale 29)

Role: animal · First appears: Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni

In Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni, Wolf and the other animals agreed to let Quarcoo Bah-boni stay as their servant, hoping he would help them. When it was Wolf’s turn to go to the farm, Quarcoo punished him, and Wolf returned “much bruised and swollen.”

The animals decided to leave Quarcoo behind and set out with a basket of food. At dawn, Quarcoo hid inside it; when Wolf opened the basket, Quarcoo struck him, and Wolf quickly shut it and followed the others. When Quarcoo appeared before the animals, they fled in different directions.

Relationship record

Life events

• The animals agreed to let Quarcoo stay as their servant.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni Goat Tiger (Tale 29) Lion (Tale 29) Elephant
  • “The animals, after a little discussion, agreed to this, thinking that he would be able to help them in many ways.”
• Wolf returned from the farm bruised and swollen after Quarcoo punished him.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni
  • “Next day it was the wolf’s turn to go to the farm. He also returned, much bruised and swollen.”
• The animals decided to leave Quarcoo behind and prepared a basket of food.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni Goat Tiger (Tale 29) Lion (Tale 29) Elephant
  • “They made up their minds that, early the following morning, they would start off together and leave the boy in possession of the house. They prepared a big basket of food and set it ready.”
• Quarcoo hid inside the basket and was carried away with the animals.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni Goat Tiger (Tale 29) Lion (Tale 29) Elephant
  • “He quietly got himself a large leaf, rolled it round him (for he was very tiny) and laid himself down in the basket of food.”
• Quarcoo struck Wolf when he opened the basket, and Wolf quickly shut it.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni
  • “He was greeted by Quarcoo in the same way as Goat had been, and speedily closed the basket and followed the others.”
• The animals fled in different directions after Quarcoo appeared before them.(Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni)
  • With: Quarcoo Bah-boni Goat Tiger (Tale 29) Lion (Tale 29) Elephant
  • “They were so alarmed at his appearance they scattered in all directions.”

Tale 29 · Quarcoo Bah-Boni

• servant: Quarcoo Bah-boni “After many polite speeches, he begged their permission to stay and be their servant, as he was motherless. The animals, after a little discussion, agreed to this, thinking that he would be able to help them in many ways.”
• enemies with Quarcoo Bah-boni “In this way each animal got his turn of carrying the basket, and each was punished for his greed.”

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