Anansi Finds a Fool : : an Ashanti Tale
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A retelling of Robert S. Rattray's story beginning on p. 253 in his book, Akan-Ashanti folk-tales published by the Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1930.
Youth level.
Lazy Anansi seeks to trick someone into doing the heavy work of laying his fish trap, but instead he is fooled into doing the job himself.
Contents: Akan-Ashanti folk-tales.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Okay submitted by Motomori on July 22, 2012, 10:27am Okay, this was great!
Anansi Finds a Fool : : an Ashanti Tale
submitted by VanCancue on August 19, 2020, 2:49pm
I liked the part when Anansi cried there is no good fish trap for sale. - youth review
I assume that the newer adaptaion by Kimmel, Eric A. is pretty much a similar fable story.
PUBLISHED
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1992.
Year Published: 1992
Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 620
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0803711646 :
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Waldman, Bryna.
Rattray, R. S. 1881-1938.
SUBJECTS
Anansi (Legendary character)
Ashanti (African people) -- Folklore.
Folklore -- Africa, West.