anansi (legendary character)

Storyteller Bobby Norfolk presents modern adaptations of traditional Ghanian tales of Anansi, the trickster spider.

Anansi the spider uses brain power to teach Elephant and Killer Whale to be respectful of smaller, weaker creatures.

While helping his Grandma Spider, Anansi cannot resist her steaming hot pot of beans, despite her warnings to stay away.

Anansi the Spider stories inspired by West African folktales.

Presents six tales about Spider, including those which explain how he got a thin waist and a bald head and why he lives in ceilings and dark corners.

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

After tricking Tiger into leaving the soup he has been cooking, Anansi the spider eats the soup himself and manages to put the blame on the monkeys.

Two Jamaican folk tales in which Anansi the spider practices his trickery on others. Includes an audio cassette featuring narration and music.

A collection of folktales from Ghana, centering around the figure of Kwaku Ananse, the spider man.

Presents abridged versions of three previously-published tales of clever and crafty Spider, also called Anansi.