West African Folktales
The spider was very conceited and wanted every story to be about him. So he requested that from Nyankupon and he agreed if he brought him some stuff. He tricked the bees into getting in a jar. He then tricked the boa by tying him to a stick. Then he sewed the tiger's eyes shut and sent him to Nyankupon. Because of he completed the three things all the old tales are called Anansi tales.
Father Anansi had all the wisdom in the world. His son was named Kweku Tsin and he suspected his dad of something. He was trying to hide all the wisdom of the world in a tree. His son asked why he didn't put it on his back and he got frustrated that he was wiser and threw the pot. All the wisdom escaped.
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There was a rich man named nothing. He and Anansi switched clothes for a little bit and they went and got wives. Nothing was having a hard time doing so because he was dressed as a beggar. But then when they got home, Nothing's wife had a palace and Anansi's wives didn't have enough food. Anansi's wives went to nothing and didn't return. So Anansi killed him. She asked kids to cry for her husband-- crying for nothing.
There was a famine. He found a boat and tried to get it an island. He tried to get the nuts on this island but kept missing the boat. He threw himself in the water upset and found thunder's house. Thunder gave him a pot. He hid it from his family. His son caught him hiding it and the family tried to give food to everyone. Anansi returned to Thunder's house and got a violent stick that beat him.
A king promised his daughters to anyone that could figure out their names. Anansi tricked them into saying it in front of them. He told his friend the names and Lizard got the girls. He killed a chicken and placed the evidence at Lizard's house.
The famine rid the land of meat. KT found a bunch of animals and did not tell his dad bc see above. Anansi figured something was going on so he tracked KT. His dad drove him out of the place and killed a ton of animals. SO KT tricked him out of this meat with an image.
A spider found a dead antelope and wanted to keep it for himself. Everyone knew he wasn't to be trusted so they scared him and he dropped the mat. He sent a lizard to talk to them with sharpened teeth. He then took the antelope and threw a festival. In a search for revenge, the white ant tried to help but was screwed over so he decided to harm people's stuff.
The squirrel was a hard worker with his farm. The spider then started stealing corn. The court gave it to the spider bc the squirrel did not have a road. Then the crow did the same thing to him.
Anansi and KT were great farmers. But there was no rain, KT found out how to get rain and his crops started doing well. Anansi tried the same thing but killed the dwarf. the dwarf was the king's jester and Anansi was tricked into bringing him to him. Anansi was stuck with a box on his head for punishment and then tricked an ant into taking it.
Anansi was a great farmer, but selfish and greedy. He tricked his family into leaving and feasted on the crops for two weeks. They put a rubber man in the fields and Anansi got stuck to it. When everyone found him he was embarrassed and hid.
A famine. One family was doing well though. Kofi had found a stone that ground flour by itself and he would only take enough for his family. Anansi wanted in and He followed his cousin to the stone. A took the stone with him and the stone wanted down so the stone ground him up.
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