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Trickster Tale

The Hunting Tale

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About this folktale

The Hunting 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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Ananse and Tiger went hunting.

Tiger caught a goat, but Ananse didn't catch anything.

Ananse didn't like that, so he decided to trick Tiger.

"That's a nice goat!" Ananse said.

"I'm going to take this goat home, kill it, and cook it," said Tiger.

"Did you say grace yet?" Ananse asked him.

Tiger looked ashamed. "No, Ananse, I didn't say grace yet."

"You better say grace right away!" said Ananse.

"Put your hands together and say: Thank the Lord."

When Tiger put his hands together, the goat got free and ran off.

Tiger was left with nothing.

Ananse just laughed!