The Fish Coffin Trick: How Ananse the Spider's Revenge Led to Tiger's Downfall - West African Trickster Tale

To hide his fish from Tiger,

Ananse put them in a coffin.

Tiger saw Ananse with the coffin.

"I'll help bury your friend!" he said.

They walked and walked.

Ananse got tired and confessed.

"There are fish in the coffin."

"I love fish!" said Tiger.

He ate the fish and left the fish-bones in the coffin.

"Now I want dumplings!" said Tiger.

They went to Ananse's house, and

Ananse gave the fish-bones to his wife.

"Put the fish-bones in the dumplings," he whispered.

Tiger choked on the dumplings.

"I'll help you!" said Ananse,

whacking Tiger with a shovel.

Tiger died!