EP 119: Ghana- The Grinding Stone, Why Sea Turtles Beat, How Beasts Came Into The World (W.H. Barker 1917)

1. THE GRINDING - STONE THAT GROUND FLOUR BY ITSELF -The first story features Anansi being too greedy once again, and paying the price for it. 2. WHY THE SEA -TURTLE WHEN CAUGHT BEATS ITS BREAST WITH ITS FORE-LEGS -In the second story, we learn how turtles saved mankind, and we repaid them with cruelty. 3. HOW BEASTS AND SERPENTS FIRST CAME INTO THE WORLD -In the third story, we learn how Anansi's poor manners unleashed all the creepy crawlies into the world. Source: West African folk-tales by Barker, William Henry, 1882-; Sinclair, Cecilia Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound fx: bushes insects birds voices by Martin.Sadoux on Freesound.org Music: village celebration.aif by ikbenraar on Freesound.org Podcast Shoutout: Ye Olde Crime- Where We Discuss The Funny, Strange, And Obscure Crimes Of Yesteryear Listener Shoutout: Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of 227,444 km2 (87,817 sq mi) and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2).