#AnanseStories

Ghanaian Folktales
13 mins read

Thunder and Anansi: The Epic Tale of the Sky God's Challenge

There had been a long and severe famine in the land where Anansi lived. He had been quite unable to obtain food for his poor wife and family. One day, gazing desperately out to sea, he saw, rising from the midst of the water, a tiny island with a ...
Thunder and Anansi: The Epic Tale of the Sky God's Challenge
Ghanaian Folktales
10 mins read

WHY THE LIZARD CONTINUALLY MOVES HIS HEAD UP AND DOWN

In a town not very far from Anansi’s home lived a great king. This king had three beautiful daughters, whose names were kept a secret from everybody except their own family. One day their father made a proclamation that his three daughters would ...
WHY THE LIZARD CONTINUALLY MOVES HIS HEAD UP AND DOWN