Ananse's Plantain Plot: The Spider's Clever Scheme for Extra Food

Ananse and his family were starving.

At last, Ananse found some food: plantains.

There were four plantains, but five mouths to feed: Ananse,

Mrs. Ananse, two sons and a daughter.

Mrs. Ananse roasted the plantains,

and Ananse gave one each to the children and one to his wife.

"Don't you worry about me," he said sadly.

"Aren't you hungry?" asked his daughter.

"I'm starving, dear child," said Ananse. "But never you mind."

She broke her plantain and gave half to Ananse.

The two boys did the same.

And Mrs. Ananse.

So Ananse ended up with more food than anybody else.