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The Child, the Crocodile and the Hare’s Judgment

In short: Read how Hare settles a dispute between a child and a crocodile in a Mandinka tale from The Gambia.

The Child, the Crocodile and the Hare’s Judgment · Hare asks to see the first encounter again FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 196 The Child, the Crocodile and the Hare’s Judgment Read how Hare settles a dispute between a child and a crocodile in a Mandinka tale from The Gambia. Origin Malinké and Mandinka tellings are recorded in Guinea and The Gambia respectively. The years 1906 and 1976 date the editions. Atlas record 1906 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF Hare asks to see the first encounter again Reach¹ 2/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 2 records · 2 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Malinké and Mandinka tellings are recorded in Guinea and The Gambia respectively. The years 1906 and 1976 date the editions.

In A. K. Rahman’s telling, published by David P. Gamble, a child carries a crocodile to the water. When the crocodile wants to eat the child, Hare is asked to judge. He takes them back to where they met and asks them to show him how the child first found the crocodile. I’m Black Horse. Why do you think Hare wanted to see what happened as well as hear about it?

Dated records and sources

  1. 1906 · Conakry, Guinea
    Dictionnaire français-malinké et malinké-français · Le caïman, le petit garçon et le lièvre · pp. XLI–XLII · Published collection
  2. 1976 · Banjul, place of publication
    Abdoulie Bayo · Dindingo aning Bambo · Gambia Cultural Archives · Smithsonian Libraries GR352.9 .D58 1976 · Published collection

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