Ananse's Fatal Counting Trick: How Monkey Outsmarted Him - A Twisted African Tale

Ananse decided to play a trick.

He dug five yam-hills,

and then he sat beside his yam-field,

weeping. Hog walked by.

"What's wrong?" Hog asked.

"I can't count my yam-hills," said Ananse.

"You fool!" said Hog.

"I'll count: one-two-three-four-five."

When Hog said "five" he dropped down dead.

Ananse ate him. Goat too.

Dog. Cow. Then Monkey came.

"One-two-three-four," Monkey said,

"plus one more!"

"You fool!" shouted Ananse.

"Can't you count? It goes like this:

one-two-three-four-five!"

When Ananse said five,

he fell down dead. Monkey ate him.