Ananse's Coconut Plot: How Cunning-More-Than-Father Outsmarted His Father with Stinging Ants

Ananse wanted to kill his son Cunning-More-Than-Father.

Cunning-More-Than-Father had gotten away twice,

but Ananse said to Hyena, "Let's try again!"

Cunning-More-Than-Father pretended to be asleep,

but he listened.

"I'll send Cunning-More-Than-Father up the coconut-tree,"

Ananse told Hyena. "You catch him when he comes down."

So Cunning-More-Than-Father filled a bag with stinging ants and hid it in the tree.

Next day Ananse said,

"Son, go get coconuts."

Cunning-More-Than-Father went up the coconut-tree.

Hyena came and waited below.

"Catch the coconuts, Hyena!"

yelled Cunning-More-Than-Father,

and he threw the bag of ants on Hyena.

Hyena screamed and ran away.

Cunning-More-Than-Father had survived again.