One day, Anansi was very hungry.
Anansi / Day
He harvested some fat, delicious, and juicy yams that he roasted for a meal.
harvested / roasted
What did Anansi cook?
Who is the main character?
Jabu
jugoso (Spanish)
juteux (French)
juicy
Jabu was a good boy who helped watch over his father's cows.
Jabu / boy / father / cows
What is happening?
is
How did Anansi trick Turtle?
He made him wash his hands, and ate the food.
Who did Jabu find in a snare?
Lion
tortuga (Spanish)
tortue (French)
Turtle
"I only helped him out of the snare, only to turn around, about to be eaten by the lion!"
Snare / lion
Turtle wasn't too happy.
wasn't (was not)
Where did Turtle live?
Underwater
What was the promise Lion made to Jabu?
He would not hurt him.
He would not eat him.
superficie (Spanish)
surface
He picked up some pebbles around him and he put them in his pockets.
Pebbles / Pockets
And when they got there, they all saw the trap.
got / saw
How did Anansi manage to sink to the bottom?
He put pebbles in his coat / jacket.
Who helped Jabu escape the lion?
Fox
roi (French)
king
If you deceive, prepare to be deceived.
you
Nothing good happens to those who break promises.
break
Who is the storyteller for these folktales?
Arit Essien
Who is the storyteller for these folktales?
Arit Essien.
revivio (Spanish)
ravivé (French)
revived / revive