Anansi Stories
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Anansi Stories
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Author : Anon E. Mouse
language : en
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2016-12-10
Anansi Stories written by Anon E. Mouse and has been published by Abela Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-10 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
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.
Jamaica Anansi Stories
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Author : Collected by Martha Warren Beckwith
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
Jamaica Anansi Stories written by Collected by Martha Warren Beckwith and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with Fiction categories.
Anansi And The Box Of Stories
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Author : Stephen Krensky
language : en
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Release Date : 2007-08-01
Anansi And The Box Of Stories written by Stephen Krensky and has been published by Millbrook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Long ago in Africa, the sky god Nyame keeps all of the stories to himself, but when Anansi the spider asks their price, Nyame agrees to trade his stories if Anansi can perform four seemingly impossible tasks.
Jamaica Anansi Stories
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Author : Martha Beckwith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-05
Jamaica Anansi Stories written by Martha Beckwith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-05 with categories.
Published in 1924, Jamaica Anansi Stories includes folklore (including animal stories, modern stories and old stories), transcriptions of folk music, and a large collection of riddles, all cross-referenced with folklore studies from other cultures. The trickster Anansi, originally a West African spider-god, lives on in these tales. Anansi is the spirit of rebellion; he is able to overturn the social order; he can marry the Kings' daughter, create wealth out of thin air; baffle the Devil and cheat Death. Even if Anansi loses in one story, you know that he will overcome in the next.
The Tales Of Anansi Vol 1
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Author : Arielle Phoenix
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-15
The Tales Of Anansi Vol 1 written by Arielle Phoenix and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-15 with categories.
Come along with us as we retell stories of the mischievous but very intelligent West African, Ashanti trickster, Anansi the Spider. Anansi likes to get his own way and often uses his wit to outsmart animals much larger or stronger than he is; but Anansi doesn't know when enough is enough and his desire to win sometimes gets the best of him. Anansi tales date back to at least the 1500s and travelled by word of mouth from village to village. Throughout the diaspora, enslaved Africans would retell Anansi stories, passing them on through the generations and spreading them across Africa and The Americas. These stories didn't only serve as entertainment but they offered hope. Today, there are several versions of the many Anansi tales. Here are some of them...
How Anansi Got His Stories
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Author : Trish Cooke
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2014-03-01
How Anansi Got His Stories written by Trish Cooke and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"Anansi wants everyone to listen to his stories and admire him, but he will have to complete three challenges before he is worthy."--Page 4 of cover
Anansi
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Author : Brian Gleeson
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Release Date : 1992
Anansi written by Brian Gleeson and has been published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Two Jamaican folk tales in which Anansi the spider practices his trickery on others. Includes an audio cassette featuring narration and music.
Anansi And The Golden Pot
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Author : Taiye Selasi
language : en
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Release Date : 2022-01-06
Anansi And The Golden Pot written by Taiye Selasi and has been published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-06 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"Allow me to introduce myself." But he needed no introduction. "Anansi the spider!" said Anansi the boy. "The tales were true!" "Traditional tales are always true," the spider answered, laughing. "Nothing lasts so long as truth, nor travels quite so far." Award-winning author of Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi, reimagines the story of Anansi, the much-loved trickster, for a new generation. Kweku has grown up hearing stories about the mischievous spider Anansi. He is given the nickname Anansi by his father because of his similarly cheeky ways. On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want. Anansi fills it again and again with his favourite red-red stew, and eats so much that he feels sick. Will he learn to share this wonderful gift? This charming retelling of a West African story teaches readers about the dangers of greed, and the importance of being kind. Tinuke Fagborun's colourful illustrations bring the magic and wonder of the tale to life.
Jamaican Anansi Tales And Stories
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Author : Anon E. Mouse
language : en
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2016-12-10
Jamaican Anansi Tales And Stories written by Anon E. Mouse and has been published by Abela Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-10 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
THE STORIES in this collection were recorded from the lips of over sixty negro story-tellers in the remote country districts of Jamaica during two visits to the island in the summer of 1919 and the winter of 1921. The role of Anansi, the trickster spider, is akin to the Native American Coyote and the (Southern African) Bantu Hare. Herein you will find 149 Anansi tales and a further 18 Witticisms. The stories are categorised into Animal Stories, Old Stories (chiefly of sorcery), Dance and Song and Witticisms. You will find stories as varied in title and content as “The Fish-Basket”, “The Storm“, “The King's Two Daughters”, “The Gub-Gub Peas”, “Simon Tootoos”, “The Tree-Wife” and many, many more unique tales. In some instances, Martha Warren Beckwith was able to record musical notation to accompany the stories. As such you will find these scattered throughout the book. In this way the original style of the story-telling, which in some instances mingles story, song and dance, is as nearly as possible preserved. Two influences have dominated story-telling in Jamaica, the first an absorbing interest in the magical effect of song which far surpasses that in the action of the story; the second, the conception of the spider Anansi as the trickster hero among a group of animal figures. "Anansi stories" regularly form the entertainment during wake-nights, and it is difficult not to believe that the vividness with which these animal actors take part in the story springs from the idea that they really represent the dead in the underworld whose spirits have the power, according to the native belief, of taking animal form. In the local culture, magic songs are often used in communicating with the dead, and the obeah-man who sets a ghost upon an enemy often sends it in the form of some animal; hence there are animals which must be carefully handled lest they be something other than they appear. The importance of animal stories is further illustrated by the fact that animal stories form the greater part of this volume. 33% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to Sentebale, a charity supporting children orphaned by AIDS in Lesotho.
Timeless Tales Of Anansi
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Author : Nathaniel Hosea Ormsby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-03-01
Timeless Tales Of Anansi written by Nathaniel Hosea Ormsby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-01 with categories.
Timeless Tales of Anansi contains selected Anansi stories that originated in Africa and were kept alive by the African people who verbally passed them on to future generations of children as daily lessons. As a child, Nathaniel listened eagerly when his father told him bedtime stories about Anansi, the greedy, clever spider who was called the King of Tricks. Nathaniel thought the stories were exciting with their inspiring and challenging lessons. He was one determined childno way would he ever be trapped in the web of Anansis tricks. With the memories of Anansi forever in his mind, Nathaniel adapted some of his favorite stories into modern-day presentations so that they could be easily read and understood by todays generation of children. In respect to the African people, the author hopes that all generations will cherish the rich heritage, using wisdom of the past to make a good future.