About this folktale
Ananse Tricks the Hungry Hyena with Sweet Golden Honey: A Classic African Folktale is published on Mythopia by Konlan Mikpekoah. The narrative connects to themes and tags including African Tales, Ghanaian Tales, Ananse. Even shorter folktales carry moral and cultural weight: readers often compare how the lesson applies today, and how the same motif appears across regions. If you know another version from your family or community, Mythopia welcomes a respectful retelling so audiences can compare tone, detail, and local wisdom alongside this text.
"What's that?" Hyena asked him.
"Monkey piss!" said Ananse, smiling.
"Try it!" Hyena tasted the honey.
"Monkey piss is sweet!" Hyena ran to catch Monkey,
and Ananse went along to watch.
Hyena grabbed Monkey around the neck with one hand,
and he held out his other hand.
"Piss in my hand!" Hyena roared at Monkey.
Monkey obeyed, and Hyena drank the piss.
"Ugh! That's not sweet at all!"
Ananse shouted at Hyena.
"Don't squeeze so tight! Loosen your grip,
and Monkey's piss will be sweet."
Hyena loosened his grip, and Monkey ran away.
Ananse just laughed.
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