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West African Folk Tales
by William H. Barker (1882-1929)
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)
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Total running time: 2:35:56
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- 01 - How We Got The Name Spider Tales - 00:03:39
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Read by: Lizzie Driver - 02 - How Wisdom Became The Property Of The Human Race - 00:02:55
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Read by: Lizzie Driver - 03 - Anansi and Nothing - 00:04:18
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Read by: roolynninms - 04 - Thunder and Anansi - 00:06:53
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Read by: Eva-Marie Quinones - 05 - Why the Lizard Continually Moves his Head up and Down - 00:06:55
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Read by: Ezwa - 06 - Tit For Tat - 00:05:11
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Read by: Lucy Burgoyne - 07 - Why White Ants Always Harm Man’s Property - 00:04:24
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Read by: Shurtagal - 08 - The Squirrel and the Spider - 00:03:28
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Read by: Esther - 09 - Why We See Ants Carrying Bundles As Big As Themselves - 00:05:26
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Read by: roolynninms - 10 - Why Spiders are Always Found in Corners - 00:04:32
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Read by: Esther - 11 - Anansi and the Blind Fisherman - 00:02:30
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Read by: Shurtagal - 12 - Adzanumee and her Mother - 00:03:13
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Read by: David Barnes - 13 - The Grinding-stone that Ground Flour by Itself - 00:04:31
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Read by: Esther - 14 - Morning Sunrise - 00:02:29
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Read by: Lucy Burgoyne - 15 - Why the Sea-turtle When Caught Beats Its Breast with Its Forelegs - 00:02:19
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Read by: Tammi L. Coles - 16 - How Beasts And Serpents First Came Into The World - 00:07:33
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Read by: Lizzie Driver - 17 - Honourable Minu - 00:02:44
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Read by: Esther - 18 - Why the Moon and Stars Get Light from the Sun - 00:05:21
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Read by: Julian Jamison - 19 - Ohia and the Thieving Deer - 00:09:31
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Read by: Christabel - 20 - How the Tortoise got its Shell - 00:03:45
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Read by: Esther - 21 - The Hunter and the Tortoise - 00:03:25
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Read by: Eva-Marie Quinones - 22 - Kwofi and the Gods - 00:02:16
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Read by: Christabel - 23 - The Lion and the Wolf - 00:02:28
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Read by: Esther - 24 - Maku Mawu and Maku Fia - 00:08:08
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Read by: hefyd - 25 - The Robber and the Old Man - 00:02:21
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Read by: Esther - 26 - The Leopard and the Ram - 00:03:44
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Read by: Esther - 27 - Why the Leopard Can Only Catch Prey on Its Left Side - 00:02:00
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Read by: Christabel - 28 - Quarcoo Bah-Boni - 00:08:57
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Read by: hefyd - 29 - King Chameleon and the Animals - 00:03:58
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Read by: Tammi L. Coles - 30 - To Lose an Elephant for the Sake of a Wren is a Very Foolish Thing to Do - 00:03:09
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Read by: Christabel - 31 - The Ungrateful Man - 00:03:54
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Read by: Christabel - 32 - Why Tigers never Attack Men Unless they are Provoked - 00:03:11
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Read by: hefyd - 33 - The Omanhene Who Liked Riddles - 00:06:55
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Read by: hefyd - 34 - How Mushrooms First Grew - 00:04:32
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Read by: hefyd - 35 - Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies - 00:05:21
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Read by: hefyd
Cataloged on March 27, 2007













