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Allow me to introduce myself.
But he needed no introduction. Anansi the spider! said Anansi the boy. The tales were true!
Traditional tales are always true, the spider answered, laughing. Nothing lasts so long as truth, nor travels quite so far.

Now in paperback! Award-winning author of Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi, reimagines the story of Anansi, the much-loved trickster, for a new generation. Kweku has grown up hearing stories about the mischievous spider Anansi. He is given the nickname Anansi by his father because of his similarly cheeky ways. On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want. Anansi fills it again and again with his favourite red-red stew, and eats so much that he feels sick. Will he learn to share this wonderful gift?

This charming retelling of a West African story teaches readers about the dangers of greed, and the impor

Anansi and the Golden Pot

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    A Paperback / softback by Taiye Selasi, Tinuke Fagborun

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      Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
      Published 5 January 2023
      ISBN-13 9780241625910
      978-0241625910
      ISBN-10 0241625912
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Age groups: children Folklore studies / Study of myth

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Allow me to introduce myself.
      But he needed no introduction. Anansi the spider! said Anansi the boy. The tales were true!
      Traditional tales are always true, the spider answered, laughing. Nothing lasts so long as truth, nor travels quite so far.

      Now in paperback! Award-winning author of Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi, reimagines the story of Anansi, the much-loved trickster, for a new generation. Kweku has grown up hearing stories about the mischievous spider Anansi. He is given the nickname Anansi by his father because of his similarly cheeky ways. On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want. Anansi fills it again and again with his favourite red-red stew, and eats so much that he feels sick. Will he learn to share this wonderful gift?

      This charming retelling of a West African story teaches readers about the dangers of greed, and the impor

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