Ananse's Coffin Plot: How Cunning-More-Than-Father Escaped Death with a Shepherd's Help
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Hyena and Ananse finally caught Cunning-More-Than-Father.
"I'll nail him inside this coffin," said Ananse. "You throw it in the sea."
Hyena took the coffin and headed for the sea.
Along the way, Hyena took a nap.
Inside the coffin, Cunning-More-Than-Father started shouting,
"I'm not ready to go to heaven!"
A passing shepherd heard him and said,
"Heaven's a good place! I'll go if you don't want to."
The shepherd unnailed the coffin and got in.
Cunning-More-Than-Father nailed the coffin shut.
Hyena woke up, took the coffin, and threw it in the sea.
Cunning-More-Than-Father came home, bringing the sheep with him.