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Tweet 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 [...]

Tweet 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 [...]

Tweet One day a long time ago, that one, Anansi, called upon Big Alligator. “I’m out late, brother,” Anansi spider told him, “and I need a place to sleep the night.” Alligator says, “All right then, come into my house. Stay the night.” Anansi tells Alligator back, “I don’t want to bother you. I don’t [...]

Tweet 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 [...]

Tweet 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 [...]