West African Folktales
I was so excited when I saw that our next unit was
Asia/Pacific- Africa! I love the trickster Anansi! I have only heard a few
Anansi stories so I am excited to read more stories about him. I am also
excited to read the animal stories. African folklore/fairytales have very cool
stories about why certain animals behave the way they do and how these animals
came to be. The stories are fun and clever and I can’t wait to start reading
more of them.
This is one Anansi story that I have not heard before. When
Anansi received the magic pot from Thunder, I was really hoping that he would
actually use it for not only for himself but for his family as well. Of course,
that was wishful thinking. But, as always, Anansi got what he deserved when the
stick that Thunder gave him started beating him for his foolishness.
Just like before, Anansi has decided to me greedy and try to
get over on his wife and son. As always, Anansi’s son foiled his father’s plan.
You would think that as clever and tricky as Anansi is, he would be smart
enough to know that the rubber man was not real, especially when his hand got
stuck to the rubber man’s face when he tried to hit it. I also think that is
cool how both Anansi and his son Kweku Tsin can change themselves into animals.
It would be cool to have shapeshifting powers.
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