anansi (legendary character)

A collection of twenty tales recounting the antics of the West Indian trickster Anancy and his companions Bro Monkey, Bro Dog, and Bro Tiger.

Ananse the Spider uses trickery to capture the four prizes demanded by the Sky God in payment for his stories.

Retells the African folktale about how Anansi the spider got his eight legs and narrow waist.

An easy-to-read Jamaican folk tale featuring Anansi the spider.

A bilingual folk tale in which Brother Anansi persuades Brother Tiger to go into the cattle-raising business.

When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.

The West Indian trickster Anancy Spiderman tries to persuade Sun-Spirit, Water-Spirit, Earth-Spirit, and Air-Spirit to create the world's first palm trees so that he can collect a reward from the king.

Unwilling to share his feast, Ananse the spider tricks Akye the turtle so that he can eat all the food himself, but Akye finds a way to get even.

Anancy the spider gets a little help from his friends when he tries to prove that he is not afraid of a haunted house.

Spider Ananse gets Granny started dancing so he can raid her garden--but his own trick "does him in.".