Ananse's Riding-Horse Humiliation: How Tacoomah Tricked the Spider in Love

Ananse and Tacoomah were courting the same woman.

Tacoomah told her,

"Ananse was my father's riding-horse!"

Ananse heard about this and got angry.

"We'll go tell her the truth!" Ananse said.

"I can't go now," said Tacoomah. "I'm sick."

"We must go now!" said Ananse.

"Well," said Tacoomah, "maybe you can carry me."

Ananse let Tacoomah get on his back.

"I'm so weak..." said Tacoomah.

"I need my walking-stick to steady myself."

When they got near the woman's house,

Tacoomah started beating Ananse with the walking-stick.

Ananse ran.

"Look!" Tacoomah shouted.

"Ananse was my father's riding-horse, and now he's mine!"