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The Termite King is a Louisiana French Creole folktale in response to the slave uprisings of the time, such as the Haitian Revolution, the Pointe Coupée Conspiracy, and the Mina Conspiracy.

The story follows a Haitian sugarcane Baron who is saved by his vodun houngan wizard during the Bwa Kayiman. By use of a magic sail, the Baron, his daughter, and the wizard make it to Louisiana and create their own village where all slaves were free as long as they stayed within the Baron's property. Near the Baron's property there is an old man who lives in a large termite mound.The Baron's wife becomes jealous of the Termite King because his mound is larger than her house. They betray the Termite King which causes the desolation of their property.

The only written record of the folktale was found in Quito, Ecuador, in a desk belonging to Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet. Carondelet was the governor of Louisiana from 1791-1797 and was known for his slave code requiring better treatment of slaves for fear of more uprisings.