African Folktale: Ananse and the Sheep Disguise | West African Trickster Tales

Ananse kept stealing a lady's sheep until there was only one sheep left.

"I'll kill Ananse for you," Leopard told her, "if you give me that sheep."

Leopard killed the sheep and put on the sheepskin.

Ananse came to steal the last sheep, but he stole Leopard instead!

"This sheep is heavy," Ananse groaned.

He carried the sheep home and cut its throat.

"There's no blood," said Ananse, confused.

"There's ME!" roared Leopard.

Ananse ran, and Leopard couldn't catch him.

When the lady saw Leopard, she was mad. "Ananse's still alive!"

She locked Leopard in jail for stealing her sheep.