Ananse's Failed Death Trick: How Ground-Dove Outsmarted the Trickster Spider

"We need food!" Ananse said to his wife.

"I'll lie here, and you'll shout that I'm dead."

"My poor husband!" shouted Mrs. Ananse.

"Ananse's dead!"

Hawk came by. "Poor Ananse!" said Hawk,

and he bowed his head.

Ananse jumped up and killed Hawk,

and then they ate him.

Then Bull came. "Poor Ananse!" he said,

and he bowed his head. They killed him and ate him.

Then Sheep. Then Fowl.

Then Ground-Dove came.

"Is he really dead?" Ground-Dove asked.

"If he's dead, he should make one last big fart."

Ananse let loose a big fart.

Ground-Dove laughed and ran away.