Ananse's Wedding Feast Theft: Why Cat and Dog Became Enemies

Ananse arrived early for the wedding feast of Mister Cat and Miss Cat."I'll take care of the food,"...
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Ananse's Fiddle Trick: How the Spider's Music Led to Tacoomah's Demise

Someone was stealing Tacoomah's corn during the night.Tacoomah blamed Ananse. "You're stealing my...
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Ananse's Egg Count: How Tacoomah Tried to Hide His Greed

Tacoomah visited Ananse.Ananse had one hundred eggs in a nest, and greedy Tacoomah ate ninety-nine...
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Ananse's Yam Plot: How the Spider Stole Tacoomah's Pork-Stuffed Feast

Tacoomah was planting yams, and Ananse gave him some advice. "You should boil those yams, put pork...
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Ananse's Jumbee House Betrayal: How the Spider's Greed Led to Tacoomah's Doom

Ananse found a jumbee house. He heard the jumbees say "Jollup-Jellup!" to open the door and...
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Ananse's Beef-Fat Deception: How the Spider Tricked His Children Out of Food

Ananse's fire went out."Child," said Ananse, "go to Tacoomah and get fire."Tacoomah gave the child...
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Ananse's Tar-Stump Trick: How the Spider Framed Goat for His Theft

Ananse and Tacoomah were neighbors.During the night, somebody was stealing Tacoomah's crops.It was...
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Ananse's Barrel Plot: How Goat Escaped Tacoomah's Deadly Trap

Ananse told Tacoomah, "We need meat!""I've got a plan," said Tacoomah. "Pretend I'm sick and call...
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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...
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Ananse's Apple Tree Trial: How the Fire's Justice Left the Spider Naked"

Ananse, Tacoomah, and Lion had an apple tree, and Ananse ate all the apples."Who ate the apples?"...
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Ananse's Fatal Greed: The Tale of How the Spider Was Tricked By His Own Son

Hyena was supposed to throw Cunning-More-Than-Father in the sea, but Cunning-More-Than-Father came...
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Ananse's Coffin Plot: How Cunning-More-Than-Father Escaped Death with a Shepherd's Help

Hyena and Ananse finally caught Cunning-More-Than-Father."I'll nail him inside this coffin," said...
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Ananse's Coconut Plot: How Cunning-More-Than-Father Outsmarted His Father with Stinging Ants

Ananse wanted to kill his son Cunning-More-Than-Father.Cunning-More-Than-Father had gotten away...
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Ananse's Yam Plot: How Cunning-More-Than-Father Tricked the Hyena

Ananse wanted Hyena to kill his son."I'll send Cunning-More-Than-Father to get yams," Ananse said....
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Ananse's Failed Plot: How Cunning-More-Than-Father Outwitted His Father and the Hyena

Ananse hated his son Cunning-More-Than-Father and wanted to kill him.While Ananse plotted with...
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Ananse's Pea Patch Plot: How the Spider Got Stuck in the Rafters

Mrs. Ananse planted peas, but Ananse didn't help.He pretended he was dying."Bury me in the...
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Ananse's Fatal Greed: The Tale of the Spider's Mango Tree Reflection

Ananse climbed a mango tree by the river. He wanted to eat all the mangoes by himself. Greedy Ananse...
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Ananse's Yam-Foofoo Trick: How His Clever Son Discovered the Secret Nam

Ananse planted a special yam named yam-foofoo, and it grew big!He took some home and cooked it."Tell...
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Ananse's Soup Scheme: The Spider's Failed Plot for Chicken Soup

"I'm so sick," Ananse said to his wife. "Consult the doctor!"When she left, Ananse ran to the...
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Ananse's Pork Plot: How the Spider Tricked His Wife with a Doctor's Disguise

Ananse's wife raised a pig."Let's eat your pig!" Ananse said."No!" she said. "I'm going to sell...
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Ananse's Plantain Plot: The Spider's Clever Scheme for Extra Food

Ananse and his family were starving.At last, Ananse found some food: plantains.There were four...
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Ananse's Hat-Dance Disaster: The Tale of How the Spider Lost His Hair

Ananse's mother-in-law died, and Ananse went to the funeral dressed in his fancy funeral-clothes.He...
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Ananse's Failed Death Trick: How Ground-Dove Outsmarted the Trickster Spider

"We need food!" Ananse said to his wife. "I'll lie here, and you'll shout that I'm dead.""My poor...
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Ananse's Ash Escape: A Dark Tale of Theft and Tragedy

Ananse stole the plantains from Goat's plantain-tree. "Baaa-a-a, where are my plantains?" yelled...
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Ananse's Dead Lion Tale: A Dark Story of Trickery Gone Wrong

Lion played dead in the road. Ananse found him and carried him home to eat. "Look at this!" Ananse...
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Ananse's Underground Donkey Trick: How He Fooled Lion with a Tail

Ananse and Lion bought supplies in town. They were almost home when Ananse said, "I forgot molasses!...
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Ananse's Shape-Shifting Feast: How He Fooled Lion Twice

After Ananse left Lion tied to a tree, a woman found Lion and freed him. Grateful Lion invited her...
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Ananse's Revenge: The Rope and String Trick That Caught Lion

Lion had stolen Ananse's fish, and Ananse wanted revenge. "Let's play a game!" said Ananse to Lion....
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Ananse Tricks the Lion with a Knife and Fork Tale: A Classic African Trickster Story

Hyena stole cattle at night. One night, by accident, he grabbed Lion, thinking it was a cow. "That's...
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Ananse's Pepper Sauce Escape from the Lion: A Clever African Tale

Hyena stole cattle at night. One night, by accident, he grabbed Lion, thinking it was a cow. "That's...
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How Ananse Learned to Weave: The Tale of the Banana Tree Escape

Hyena and Monkey were chasing Ananse. "Help me, Banana-Tree!" shouted Ananse. "Take this fiber!"...
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Ananse and the Fling-a-Mile Hole: A Tale of Greed's Fatal Price

Ananse stuck his hand in a hole. The hole said, "I'm Fling-a-Mile!" Then he flung Ananse one mile....
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Ananse's Fatal Counting Trick: How Monkey Outsmarted Him - A Twisted African Tale

Ananse decided to play a trick. He dug five yam-hills, and then he sat beside his yam-field,...
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Ananse's Deadly Funeral Trick: Only Monkey Survives - A Dark African Tale

Ananse and his wife sat under a tree. Monkey was in the tree, listening. "We need meat!" Ananse...
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Ananse's Ant-Filled Suit: How Monkey Lost His Elegance - A Classic African Tale

Ananse used to be elegant and refined. Elegant speech. Refined manners. All the animals respected...
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Ananse's Deceptive Christening Oven in Monkey-Country: A Sinister African Tale

Ananse went to Monkey-Country. "I'm here to christen you," he said, "and this is my christening...
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Ananse's Deadly Cooking Pot in Monkey-Country: A Dark African Folk Story

Ananse went to Monkey-Country, carrying a big pot. He filled the pot with water and put it on the...
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Ananse's Magical Rope and the Witch Monkey: A Dark African Folktale

Ananse owed Monkey money, but couldn't pay, so Monkey whipped Ananse. The next day Monkey came and...
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Ananse, Monkey and Hyena's Clever Escape: A Traditional African Trickster Tale

Ananse and Monkey were friends. "How many tricks do you know?" Ananse asked. "I know plenty of...
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Ananse Tricks Hyena by the River: A Clever African Folktale

Ananse and Hyena went to the river. "Take out your guts before your bath!" Ananse told Hyena, and...
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Ananse Tricks the Hungry Hyena with Sweet Golden Honey: A Classic African Folktale

"What's that?" Hyena asked him. "Monkey piss!" said Ananse, smiling. "Try it!" Hyena tasted the...
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The Curious Queen-Bee: How Ananse's Trick Won Him the Stories - A West African Tale

"All the stories will be yours if you bring me bees in a gourd," Hyena told Ananse. Ananse took a...
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The Clever Gourd Trap: How Ananse Caught the Hornets - A West African Folk Story

"All the stories will be yours if you bring me hornets in a gourd," Hyena told Ananse. Ananse knew...
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How Ananse Won All the Stories: The Tale of the Measured Snake - A West African Folk Story

All the stories will be yours if you can catch Snake alive and bring him here," Hyena told Ananse....
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The Cursed Counting Game: How Ananse Outsmarted King Hyena - A West African Trickster Tale

King Hyena had one golden stool and four silver stools. Anyone who counted all the stools would fall...
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The Magic Yams: How Hyena Learned Not to Steal from Ananse - A West African Folktale

Ananse's yams were magic! Only Ananse could pull them out of the ground. Hyena was hungry. "Let me...
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African Folktale: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted | West African Trickster Tales

Leopard and Ananse hunted Mr. Man's pigs.Every time Leopard shot, Ananse shot too.Leopard hit the...
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African Folktale: Why Ananse Has a White Belly | West African Origin Stories

Ananse kept tricking Leopard, and Leopard wanted revenge!"Come eat breakfast with me," Leopard told...
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African Folktale: Ananse's Breakfast Trick | West African Trickster Stories

Leopard fed Ananse a good breakfast."I'll feed you breakfast tomorrow!" Ananse told Leopard. "Come...
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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,"...
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African Folktale: How Ananse Framed Leopard for Stealing Sheep | West African Trickster Tales

Mr. Man hired Ananse to guard his sheep, but Ananse was stealing the sheep."Find out who's stealing...
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African Folktale: How Ananse Tricked Tiger with a Knife | West African Trickster Tales

Tiger and Ananse went walking together."I have a knife," Ananse said. "Do you?""I do!" said...
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The Hunting Tale

Ananse and Tiger went hunting.Tiger caught a goat, but Ananse didn't catch anything.Ananse didn't...
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The Cooking Pot Tale

Tiger came to see Ananse."Hard times!" said Ananse. "No food here."Tiger went away.Then Tiger heard...
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The Coconut Tale

Ananse was eating a coconut, smacking his lips happily."What's that?" Tiger asked him."It's one of...
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Ananse and his Grandmother

Ananse killed his grandmother, put her body in his wagon, and drove into town.He told the barkeeper,...
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Anansi’s Riding-Horse

Anansi kept saying Tiger was his father’s riding-horse.This made Tiger angry!Tiger went to Anansi’s...
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Ananse and Tiger in the Pit

Ananse heard Tiger roaring.He looked around.There was Tiger, trapped in a deep pit!Tiger was leaping...
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Celebrate Love: The Princess's Wedding - An Enchanting Akan Story

There was joy in the air as the villagers of the Asante tribe in Ghana gathered for the three day...
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The King's Magic Drum

Efriam Duke was an ancient king of Calabar. He was a peaceful man, and did not like war. He had a...
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The creation of the world

The entire world was filled with water when God decided to create the world. God sent his messenger...
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How wisdom became the property of the human race

There once lived, in Fanti-land, a man named Father Anansi. He possessed all the wisdom in the...
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The Tortoise, the Dog, and the Farmer: A Lesson in Friendship

Once upon a time, there was a famine in the land of Kurumi in southwestern Nigeria, everyone was...
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The man who never lied

Once upon a time there lived a wise man by the name of Mamad. He never lied. All the people in the...
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Why The Cheetah Cheeks Are Stained

Long ago, a wicked and lazy hunter was sitting under a tree. He was thinking that it was too hot to...
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Ananse and the Pot of Wisdom

Long long ago people didn’t know anything. They didn’t know how to plant crops, or how to weave...
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Why Ananse has Eight Skinny Legs

Once upon a time, there lived a spider called Ananse. Though Ananse’s wife was a very good cook, the...
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