In these stories, you will find Brer Rabbit and Brer Tiger among others competing with Anansi or in some sort of trouble caused by him. The god Nyame helps her resolve this issue.

Focus: pitch - notes descending and ascending in regular steps.

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When anyone looks at the magic rock Anansi finds and says a certain phrase, they fall unconscious. One day Anansi the spider picked some very fat and tasty yams from his garden. One of the things that Caribbean children shared with those in West African is Anansi stories. Next Anansi tricks Lion and while she is sleeping he steals all her bananas to eat.

If you don’t have an interesting story, he’ll be gone in the blink of an eye.