Ananse and the Tar-Stump

# How Ananse Escaped Tiger's Tar TrapTiger, tired of someone stealing his peanuts, created an ingenious trap by covering a stump with tar and placing a hat on it. When Ananse came to steal peanuts, he encountered what appeared to be a silent figure. Irritated by the "person's" lack of response to his greeting, Ananse grabbed the stump with one hand, which immediately became stuck in the tar. He then used his other hand to free himself, but it also became trapped. Growing more frustrated, Ananse butted the stump with his head and kicked it with his feet, resulting in his complete entrapment.Tiger arrived, laughing triumphantly at capturing the thief, and declared he would burn Ananse as punishment. After Tiger pulled him free from the tar, the quick-thinking spider suggested that Tiger should jump over the fire first for good luck. As the gullible Tiger jumped, Ananse pushed him into the flames, killing him. With his enemy eliminated, Ananse freely took all the peanuts, once again using his cunning to escape punishment and profit from his misdeeds.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​https://mythopia.io/story/152/ananse-and-the-tar-stump