West African Folk TalesWilliam H. Barker
West African Folk Tales
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)
Audiolibros
35 capítulos
2 h 35 min
- 1 How We Got the Name "Spider Tales"3:39
- 2 How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race2:55
- 3 Anansi and Nothing4:18
- 4 Thunder and Anansi6:53
- 5 Why the Lizard Moves his Head up and Down6:55
- 6 Tit for Tat5:11
- 7 Why White Ants Always Harm Man's Property4:24
- 8 The Squirrel and the Spider3:28
- 9 Why We See Ants Carrying Bundles5:26
- 10 Why Spiders are Always Found in Corners4:32
- 11 Anansi and the Blind Fisherman2:30
- 12 Adzanumee and her Mother3:13
- 13 The Grinding-stone that Ground Flour by Itself4:31
- 14 Morning Sunrise2:29
- 15 Why the Sea-turtle Beats its Breast2:19
- 16 How Beasts and Serpents Came into the World7:33
- 17 Honourable Minu2:44
- 18 Why the Moon and Stars Get Light from the Sun5:21
- 19 Ohia and the Thieving Deer9:31
- 20 How the Tortoise got its Shell3:45
- 21 The Hunter and the Tortoise3:25
- 22 Kwofi and the Gods2:16
- 23 The Lion and the Wolf2:28
- 24 Maku Mawu and Maku Fia8:08
- 25 The Robber and the Old Man2:21
- 26 The Leopard and the Ram3:44
- 27 Why the Leopard only Catches Prey on its Left2:00
- 28 Quarcoo Bah-Boni8:57
- 29 King Chameleon and the Animals3:58
- 30 To Lose an Elephant for the Sake of a Wren3:09
- 31 The Ungrateful Man3:54
- 32 Why Tigers never Attack Men Unless they are Provoked3:11
- 33 The Omanhene Who Liked Riddles6:55
- 34 How Mushrooms First Grew4:32
- 35 Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies5:21