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Foolish Anansi thought he could trick a fisherman into doing his work for him. “Let’s go fishing,” he suggested. “Very well,” said the fisherman, who was clever and quite wise to Anansi’s tricks. “I’ll make the nets and you can get tired for me.” “Wait,” said Anansi, “I’ll make the nets and you can get [...]

One day Firefly came to Anansi the Spider’s house and invited him to go egg hunting. “If you would like to go with me, then come to my house late this evening.” Anansi was very excited and immediately agreed to go. When it was dark enough, they went out into the fields. Firefly would open [...]

One day Anansi the spider picked some very fat and tasty yams from his garden. He baked them with much care and they came out smelling quite delicious. He could not wait to sit down and eat them. Just then there was a knock at his door. It was Turtle, who had been traveling all [...]

Anansi, the trickster spider, lived in a village where famine and drought were all over the land, and Anansi had to figure out a way to survive. In the same village there lived a witch named “Five.” She hated her name and promised to destroy anyone who used it. Anansi said, “Aha! I will trick [...]

It was the dry season. Anansi’s people were starving. He told his people that he was going to find food. He left and walked many miles, until at last he saw smoke from a distant village. When he got there the town was full of cassava–just cassava! One cassava asked, “Would you like us roasted, [...]