Indian Fairy Tales · Character
Bonga
A spirit or deity in a story.
minor
Also known as the Bonga, The Bonga
First appearance: the boy who had a moon on his forehead and a star on his chin
Bonga shows up with force in The Magic Fiddle. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A spirit who assists the brothers' wives and transforms the drowned sister into a Bonga-like being.
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In The Magic Fiddle: A spirit who assists the brothers' wives and transforms the drowned sister into a Bonga-like being. Later, in VI: The Magic Fiddle: The presiding spirit of a certain kind of rice land, mentioned in…
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the sons, believing their father now possesses hidden wealth,…
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See Bonga in the boy who had a moon on his forehead and a star on his chin