My First Blog

There was once a man named James who was backpacking through West Africa, hunting for wild-life. While he was exploring, he came came across a ditch with three figures inside of it. These figures were revealed to be a leopard,  a serpent, a rat, and a man. They called out to him and begged him to help them out of the hole. As a hunter, James initially felt that he should only let the man free from the hole, but after great deliberation he helped them all escape from the pit. They all swore to make it up to him and prove their worth because of this great act. A few days pasted and the serpent found James and offered him a very powerful antidote for snake poison. He told James that all he needed to do was mix the serum with a traitor's blood and the victim could then drink it and be healed. James thanked the serpent, and made sure that he always carried the serum on him. The Leopard proved his worth by joining James  in his hunting trips, and helping him catch his prey. That s...

How We Got the Name "Spider Tales" Anansi was given the right to call all the stories Anansi tales He tricked a boa. bees, and a tiger as his task How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race Anansi dropped the pot out of anger Anansi and Nothing Where the term crying for nothing comes from. Anansi killed nothing out of jealousy. Why Spiders Are Always Found in Corners of Ceilings  Anansi lied to his family and remained in the corner out of shame. The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour By Itself Anansi took the special stone from town to town in order to feed everyone The stone ended up crushing Anansi The Moon and the Stars Kweku, Ansi's son gave freedom to his fellowmen against the dragon. The Hunter and the Tortoise The origin story for how turtles came to be. King Chameleon and the Animals Chameleon rode the hair's tale in order to win the race for the throne. Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless The...