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The Cooking Pot Tale

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About this folktale

The Cooking Pot Tale is published on Mythopia by Konlan Mikpekoah. The narrative connects to themes and tags including Ghanaian Tales, Ananse. Even shorter folktales carry moral and cultural weight: readers often compare how the lesson applies today, and how the same motif appears across regions. If you know another version from your family or community, Mythopia welcomes a respectful retelling so audiences can compare tone, detail, and local wisdom alongside this text.

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Tiger came to see Ananse.

"Hard times!" said Ananse. "No food here."

Tiger went away.

Then Tiger heard Ananse's wife yell, "Dinner's ready."

Tiger returned. "Feed me!" he roared.

"I'll share the food," said Ananse, "if you do what I tell you."

"Okay," said Tiger.

Ananse got in the pot. "Put the lid on. When I knock, let me out."

Tiger put on the lid. Ananse knocked. Tiger let him out.

"Now you!" said Ananse.

Tiger got in. Ananse put on the lid.

Tiger knocked, but Ananse didn't let him out.

"Got you now!"

Ananse cooked Tiger and ate him.