Video: How Anansi Obtained the Sky God's Stories
This traditional African tale is one of many about Anansi, a spider-trickster. It offers an explanation of where stories come from.
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Watch this video to learn more about a West African folk tale, "How Anansi Obtained the Sky God's Stories". This video is 5 minutes in length.
How Anansi Obtained the Sky God's Stories
How did the stories get out of the bag?
The sky God played a trick on Anansi by placing a thorny bush in his path as he landed and the bag ripped open spilling out all the stories onto the earth.