Author: A. Sakyiama
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Who wants to marry a trickster? Ananse is looking for a wife and it is no easy matter. He is at his worst! He lies, he cheats and behaves badly. If you are the tiniest bit romantic, these stories are not for you. In fact, children start crying for nothing, jealousy spreads around the world, etc. etc. Now, if you have ever wondered what a lazy, greedy and selfish trickster wants most in a wife—it is not brains, not brawn or even beauty. Nope! According to Ananse, the ideal wife should have no mouth! No eating, no speaking! Ha! How does that work out for him?
The Missing Mouth and Other Ananse Stories
Author: A. Sakyiama
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Who wants to marry a trickster? Ananse is looking for a wife and it is no easy matter. He is at his worst! He lies, he cheats and behaves badly. If you are the tiniest bit romantic, these stories are not for you. In fact, children start crying for nothing, jealousy spreads around the world, etc. etc. Now, if you have ever wondered what a lazy, greedy and selfish trickster wants most in a wife—it is not brains, not brawn or even beauty. Nope! According to Ananse, the ideal wife should have no mouth! No eating, no speaking! Ha! How does that work out for him?
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Who wants to marry a trickster? Ananse is looking for a wife and it is no easy matter. He is at his worst! He lies, he cheats and behaves badly. If you are the tiniest bit romantic, these stories are not for you. In fact, children start crying for nothing, jealousy spreads around the world, etc. etc. Now, if you have ever wondered what a lazy, greedy and selfish trickster wants most in a wife—it is not brains, not brawn or even beauty. Nope! According to Ananse, the ideal wife should have no mouth! No eating, no speaking! Ha! How does that work out for him?
How Elephant Lost His Huge Bottom and Other Ananse Stories
Author: A. Sakyiama
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
* Why do crickets have black teeth? * Why do chickens have beaks? * Why do spiders have small waists? The short answer is . . . Ananse did it! You can find the long answers to these and other intriguing questions in this collection of West African folktales. All twelve stories feature Kweku Ananse, the trickster, who is sometimes a man and sometimes a spider. Follow along as he works his mischief. On the way, you'll discover why spiders look the way they do, why termites are so angry and what happened to the crocodile’s ears.
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
* Why do crickets have black teeth? * Why do chickens have beaks? * Why do spiders have small waists? The short answer is . . . Ananse did it! You can find the long answers to these and other intriguing questions in this collection of West African folktales. All twelve stories feature Kweku Ananse, the trickster, who is sometimes a man and sometimes a spider. Follow along as he works his mischief. On the way, you'll discover why spiders look the way they do, why termites are so angry and what happened to the crocodile’s ears.
The Yam Child and Other Tales From West Africa
Author: A. Sakyiama
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
From talking yam tubers and polite little boys who throw up money, to the deliciously scary story of a disrespectful little girl who sets out to find something to see, this second collection of stories in the African Fireside Classics series has something for everyone.
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
From talking yam tubers and polite little boys who throw up money, to the deliciously scary story of a disrespectful little girl who sets out to find something to see, this second collection of stories in the African Fireside Classics series has something for everyone.
The Girl in the Tree and Other Tales From Africa
Author: A. Sakyiama
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
If you were sitting in a tree and could only come down for someone you would like to marry, who would you pick? * The best dancer? * The very rich one? * Or the very strong and fearsome one, who promises to cut off the head of anyone who bothers you? Decisions, decisions! Monka was the girl in the tree. Who did she pick? Did she even pick? And, why on earth did anyone think that this was a good way to pick a husband? Read Monka's story and other tales of courtship and love. I have to warn you though, if you're looking for "lovey-dovey, happily-ever-after" stories, these are not it.
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
If you were sitting in a tree and could only come down for someone you would like to marry, who would you pick? * The best dancer? * The very rich one? * Or the very strong and fearsome one, who promises to cut off the head of anyone who bothers you? Decisions, decisions! Monka was the girl in the tree. Who did she pick? Did she even pick? And, why on earth did anyone think that this was a good way to pick a husband? Read Monka's story and other tales of courtship and love. I have to warn you though, if you're looking for "lovey-dovey, happily-ever-after" stories, these are not it.
Some Popular Ananse Stories
Author: Hannah Dankwa-Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anansi (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anansi (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
ANANSI STORIES
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1907256520
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
The 13 Anansi stories in this short volume were originally, and unusually, an appendix to Popular Tales from the Norse by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Why he chose to include folklore from Africa and the Caribbean within a volume of Norse folklore has been forgotten in the mists of time. Abela Publishing has elected to re-publish these as a volume in their own right as an aide to Edgbarrow School’s fundraising campaign supporting the SOS Children’s Village in Asiakwa, Ghana. ANANSI or Ahnansi (Ah-nahn-see) “the trickster” is a cunning and intelligent spider and is one of the most important characters of West African and Caribbean folklore. The Anansi tales are believed to have originated in the Ashanti tribe in Ghana. (The word Anansi is Akan and means, simply, spider.) They later spread to other Akan groups and then to the West Indies, Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles. On Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire he is known as Nanzi, and his wife as Shi Maria. He is also known as Ananse, Kwaku Ananse, and Anancy; and in the Southern United States he has evolved into Aunt Nancy. He is a spider, but often acts and appears as a man. The story of Anansi is akin to the Coyote or Raven the trickster found in many Native American cultures.
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1907256520
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
The 13 Anansi stories in this short volume were originally, and unusually, an appendix to Popular Tales from the Norse by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Why he chose to include folklore from Africa and the Caribbean within a volume of Norse folklore has been forgotten in the mists of time. Abela Publishing has elected to re-publish these as a volume in their own right as an aide to Edgbarrow School’s fundraising campaign supporting the SOS Children’s Village in Asiakwa, Ghana. ANANSI or Ahnansi (Ah-nahn-see) “the trickster” is a cunning and intelligent spider and is one of the most important characters of West African and Caribbean folklore. The Anansi tales are believed to have originated in the Ashanti tribe in Ghana. (The word Anansi is Akan and means, simply, spider.) They later spread to other Akan groups and then to the West Indies, Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles. On Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire he is known as Nanzi, and his wife as Shi Maria. He is also known as Ananse, Kwaku Ananse, and Anancy; and in the Southern United States he has evolved into Aunt Nancy. He is a spider, but often acts and appears as a man. The story of Anansi is akin to the Coyote or Raven the trickster found in many Native American cultures.
Mouth Open, Story Jump Out
Author: Grace Hallworth
Publisher: Methuen Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780416235500
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Publisher: Methuen Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780416235500
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Some Popular Ananse Stories
Author: Hannah Dankwa-Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anansi (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anansi (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Mouth Open, Story Jump Out
Author: Grace Hallworth
Publisher: Methuen Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780416075427
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Publisher: Methuen Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780416075427
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Daily Graphic
Author: Henry Ofori
Publisher: Graphic Communications Group
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Publisher: Graphic Communications Group
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description