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Anansi, Tekoma and the Buried Cow

In short: In the Virgin Islands Dutch Creole collection, Anansi and Tekoma return to the cow they buried.

Anansi, Tekoma and the Buried Cow · A pit opened at night FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 222 Anansi, Tekoma and the Buried Cow In the Virgin Islands Dutch Creole collection, Anansi and Tekoma return to the cow they buried. Origin Tale LXXX in the Dutch Creole collection from the U.S. Virgin Islands. 1926 is the collection’s publication year. Atlas record 1926 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF A pit opened at night Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Tale LXXX in the Dutch Creole collection from the U.S. Virgin Islands. 1926 is the collection’s publication year.

The king orders Anansi and Tekoma to bury his dead cow so nobody eats it. They obey in daylight and come back at night to dig up and salt the meat. The story turns on the difference between what the two do in daylight and what they do after dark.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1926 · U.S. Virgin Islands · Dutch Creole
    J. P. B. de Josselin de Jong · Het huidige Negerhollandsch · no. LXXX · Published collection

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