The Bone Hole Ghost: How Ananse's Family Outsmarted Tiger for His Stew - West African Spider Tale

Tiger had a big pot of stew-meat,

and he had a bone-hole where he threw the bones.

Ananse and his family got in the pot to eat,

but Tiger came, so they hid in the hole.

Tiger ate and threw a bone. It hit Ananse's child.

"Hush!" said Ananse.

The second bone hit Ananse's other child.

"Hush!" The third bone hit Ananse's wife.

"Hush!" Finally Tiger threw a bone that hit Ananse.

"Everybody yell!" said Ananse. So they yelled,

and it scared Tiger. Tiger yelled,

"Ghosts in the bone-hole!" and ran off.

Then Ananse and his family ate the meat.