The Magic Yams: How Hyena Learned Not to Steal from Ananse - A West African Folktale

Konlan MikpekoahJan 12, 20251 min read
The Magic Yams: How Hyena Learned Not to Steal from Ananse - A West African Folktale

Ananse's yams were magic!

Only Ananse could pull them out of the ground.

Hyena was hungry. "Let me harvest your yams,"

he begged Ananse. Ananse laughed.

"You can try!" Hyena dug and dug.

The yams wouldn't come out.

Hyena got angry and started slicing yams with his machete.

Then the yams jumped up and chased Hyena.

"Ticky-Picky-Boom-Boom!" they shouted.

"TICKY-PICKY-BOOM-BOOM!" Hyena ran.

The yams ran too. "Help me, Goat!" shouted Hyena.

Goat butted the yams into the river.

The yams drowned.

Hyena and Goat fished out the yams and ate them up.

But Hyena still has bad yam dreams:

Ticky-Picky-BOOM-BOOM!

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