toad
animal_ally earth Mende people single tradition · 2
The toad was entrusted by Ngewo with telling humans that they will die. The toad arrived first, since the dog was distracted. Thus, death became humanity's fate.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
Relationships
- serves
- Ngewo
- allied with
- dog
- manifested by
- Knöpflekröte
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Ngewo gave two messages to be received by the Mende people and told two animals, the toad and the dog, to send these messages to earth. The dog was entrusted with telling humans that they will not die, while the toad would bring a message foretelling their death instead.”
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“Throwing the clump of silk into the fire causes the appearance of the toad living in the foundations of the building which was the original provider of the silken tow. The enchantment having been revoked by the magical toad, the heroine is finally able to complete the spinning task.”
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