Traditional
Anansi and the Basket of Stories
A Caribbean folktale which originated in Ghana
Anansi and the Basket of Stories, told by Amantha Edmead
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Story
Long ago, there were no stories in the world. The sky god Nyame kept them all hidden in the clouds. Anansi the spider wanted those stories, so he went up to visit the sky god and asked for them. Nyame set Anansi three challenges. He must capture Mmboro the Hornets, Onini the Python, and Osebo the Leopard. Only if he could bring all three would Nyame give him the stories.
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Why we chose it
A story about sharing stories. Anansi is an important character in West African and Caribbean folklore and popular with storytellers today.
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