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Confessions of Anansi

Author: David Brailsford

Publisher: Lmh Pub

Published: 2004-05-01

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9789768184511

Illustrations of Nanny of the Maroons [p.45]; Sam Sharpe [p.51]; Paul Bogle[p.59];George William Gordon [p.67];Marcus Garvey [p.69]; Alexander Bustamante [p.81]; Norman Manley [p.88].

ANANSI STORIES

Author: Anon E. Mouse

Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd

Published: 2016-12-10

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 1907256520

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The 13 Anansi stories in this short volume were originally, and unusually, an appendix to Popular Tales from the Norse by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Why he chose to include folklore from Africa and the Caribbean within a volume of Norse folklore has been forgotten in the mists of time. Abela Publishing has elected to re-publish these as a volume in their own right as an aide to Edgbarrow School’s fundraising campaign supporting the SOS Children’s Village in Asiakwa, Ghana. ANANSI or Ahnansi (Ah-nahn-see) “the trickster” is a cunning and intelligent spider and is one of the most important characters of West African and Caribbean folklore. The Anansi tales are believed to have originated in the Ashanti tribe in Ghana. (The word Anansi is Akan and means, simply, spider.) They later spread to other Akan groups and then to the West Indies, Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles. On Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire he is known as Nanzi, and his wife as Shi Maria. He is also known as Ananse, Kwaku Ananse, and Anancy; and in the Southern United States he has evolved into Aunt Nancy. He is a spider, but often acts and appears as a man. The story of Anansi is akin to the Coyote or Raven the trickster found in many Native American cultures.

Anansi and the Box of Stories

Author: Stephen Krensky

Publisher: First Avenue Editions

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0822567458

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Anansi And The Box Of Stories

Anansi the Trickster Spider

Author: Lynne Garner

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-01-08

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9781494946319

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Anansi The Trickster Spider - Volumes One and Two(16 short stories)The stories featured in this book introduce Anansi the Spider, a traditional African trickster character.Anansi is as clever as he is lazy and he loves to prove just how smart he is by tricking the people of the village and the animals of the jungle. Luckily Anansi is not always as clever as he likes to think he is. Sometimes everything backfires on him and he becomes the victim of his own tricks. This book contains 16 short stories that were originally published as two eBook volumes, available to download from Amazon. These stories are: * Anansi and the gum doll* How Anansi got to ride Tiger* How Anansi turned an ear of corn into one hundred goats* How Anansi won the stories of the Sky God* Why spiders stays on the ceiling* Anansi and the witch named 'Five'* Anansi and the pot of wisdom* Anansi and the Tommy (Thompson Gazelle)* How Anansi missed four parties on one night* Anansi invites Turtle to tea* Anansi, Fly and Ant win the sun* Anansi and the talking melon* Anansi and the moss covered rock* Why Anansi has thin, long legs* Anansi and the field of corn* Anansi and the tug of warFor FREE Anansi themed activities and downloads visit www.anansi-spider.com.Reviews for Anansi The Trickster Spider - volume one eBookAmazon.co.uk - 6th January 2013 "It was a pleasure to read these tales again. I had read them all them before throughout my childhood and they were funny then, so reading through them again it brought it all back... the sweet memories. Its homour for both kids and adults, great read."4 out of 5 starsGood Reads - 13th June 2013 "A very nice collection. Good use of storytelling and language. The stories are varied and present different aspects of Anansi. Well done!"4 out of 5 starsAmazon.co.uk - 20th March 2014 "Anansi stories are well known in the Caribbean and orators like Louise Bennett really brings them to life in the Jamaican dialect. This selection of stores are written in the "English" words and would make an excellent reading book to parents and children of all ages! The stories are not too long, but there is always a moral."5 out of 5 stars

Anansi the Spider and the Sky King

Author: Jane Anderson

Publisher: Benchmark Education Company

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 1410861759

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Perform this tale from Africa about a sky king's fee for his stories.

Anansi

Author: Anthony Dillett

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2012-10-27

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 9781480076778

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Anansi the Spiderman or rather spider and man originated with the Ashanti people of present day Ghana. Anansi's father, the Sky God Nyame, got so tired of his son's pranks that he turned him into a spider. The stories of Anansi were brought to the Caribbean by slaves, some of whom kept up the oral tradition of their people by recounting some event in the life of their village. The stories also included some folklore such as the life and times of Anansi, the trickster. Accordingly Anansi is described as a creature who was always trying to best anyone with whom he came in contact. The general idea for him was that although small he could outsmart creatures much bigger than himself. This is actually a lesson for us that we should depend on brain power rather than the physical. Anansi took pride in this and sometimes came out on top but sometime things went badly for him. When he was victorious he was “The Man” but during the bad times he became the spider and retreated to his web to hide and wait for more opportunities to outsmart his friends. My granddaughter, Mikailah, is so enamored with Anansi, “The Man” that she only wants to hear stories in which he is victorious in tricking other creatures. She calls him “Nancy”. Her favorite story is about Anansi and Brer Tiger in which Anansi was “sick” and got Brer Tiger to take him to the doctor…