Ghana Culture Politics

Ananse and his Shadow. Once upon a time, there lived a greedy spider called Kwaku Ananse. Such was his greed that he did not care about his wife and children, he thought of only himself.

Ananse and the Birds. Once upon a time, long ago, there was a long drought and severe famine in the land, rivers dried up, the trees stood dry and denuded of leaves.

Ananse and the Village People. Once upon a time, Kweku Ananse lived in a village called pong. The people of Pong were very united.

West Africa is the home of Anansi, a folk hero, who is both spider and man. He is a trickster, a provider of wisdom and a keeper of stories.

One day Kweku Ananse visited his mother-in-law. He had always seemed a gentleman and so his mother-in-law, Yaa-Yaa Kesewaa, treated him with all the respect he deserved.

Once upon a time, Ananse was walking far into the bush. Soon he came to a house with a very, very, VERY old man sitting inside the mouth of the front door.

A long time ago, Abebe the grasshopper lived in the village of Duadaso. He was a wealthy man, but many people spoke against the way he made money.