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West African Folk Tales

by William H. Barker

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A collection of folk tales mostly centred around Anansi. In West African lore Anansi is known as a trickster god, and is often depicted as either a spider, a human or a combination of both. Thus many of the stories are attempts by Anansi to trick others for his own gain. Other stories are about why certain animals act in certain ways. (Summary by Lizzie Driver)

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Episodes

  1. How We Got the Name "Spider Tales"

  2. How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race

  3. Anansi and Nothing

  4. Thunder and Anansi

  5. Why the Lizard Moves his Head up and Down

  6. Tit for Tat

  7. Why White Ants Always Harm Man's Property

  8. The Squirrel and the Spider

  9. Why We See Ants Carrying Bundles

  10. Why Spiders are Always Found in Corners

  11. Anansi and the Blind Fisherman

  12. Adzanumee and her Mother

  13. The Grinding-stone that Ground Flour by Itself

  14. Morning Sunrise

  15. Why the Sea-turtle Beats its Breast

  16. How Beasts and Serpents Came into the World

  17. Honourable Minu

  18. Why the Moon and Stars Get Light from the Sun

  19. Ohia and the Thieving Deer

  20. How the Tortoise got its Shell

  21. The Hunter and the Tortoise

  22. Kwofi and the Gods

  23. The Lion and the Wolf

  24. Maku Mawu and Maku Fia

  25. The Robber and the Old Man

  26. The Leopard and the Ram

  27. Why the Leopard only Catches Prey on its Left

  28. Quarcoo Bah-Boni

  29. King Chameleon and the Animals

  30. To Lose an Elephant for the Sake of a Wren

  31. The Ungrateful Man

  32. Why Tigers never Attack Men Unless they are Provoked

  33. The Omanhene Who Liked Riddles

  34. How Mushrooms First Grew

  35. Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies

About this show

A collection of folk tales mostly centred around Anansi. In West African lore Anansi is known as a trickster god, and is often depicted as either a spider, a human or a combination of both. Thus many of the stories are attempts by Anansi to trick others for his own gain. Other stories are about why certain animals act in certain ways. (Summary by Lizzie Driver)

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How many episodes does West African Folk Tales have?

West African Folk Tales has 35 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on March 27, 2007.

What is West African Folk Tales about?

A collection of folk tales mostly centred around Anansi. In West African lore Anansi is known as a trickster god, and is often depicted as either a spider, a human or a combination of both. Thus many of the stories are attempts by Anansi to trick others for his own gain. Other stories are about why...

Who hosts West African Folk Tales?

West African Folk Tales is created and hosted by William H. Barker.
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