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    The Yam Child and Other Tales From West Africa: African Fireside Classics, #2
    The Missing Mouth and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #3
    Today's Water and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #1
    Ebook series5 titles

    African Fireside Classics Series

    By A. Sakyiama

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    About this series

    *Why do crickets have black teeth?
    *Why do chickens have beaks?
    *Why do spiders have small waists?

    The short answer is . . . Ananse did it!

    You can find the long answers to these and other intriguing questions in this collection of West African folktales. 

    All twelve stories feature Kweku Ananse, the trickster, who is sometimes a man and sometimes a spider. Follow along as he works his mischief. 

    On the way, you'll discover why spiders look the way they do, why termites are so angry and what happened to the crocodile's ears.
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAso House Press
    Release dateJul 19, 2013
    The Yam Child and Other Tales From West Africa: African Fireside Classics, #2
    The Missing Mouth and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #3
    Today's Water and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #1

    Titles in the series (5)

    • 1

      Today's Water and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #1
      Today's Water and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #1

      Today's Water and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #1

      A. Sakyiama
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      The trickster is on a mission! He is most certainly cunning and clever, but is Kweku Ananse the most clever of all? He thinks so and in Today's Water, he sets out to prove it! Before this tale of Ananse's quest, we see him in other tales, earning his reputation as a crafty and ingenious trickster. Along the way, we also find out why the sky is far from the ground and how it came about, that all stories, are Ananse stories. If you have never heard of Ananse, this collection of stories is a great introduction to him.  Ananse is a trickster who enjoys getting the better of anyone he crosses paths with. From a lowly lizard to kings and gods, no one is safe from his tricks.  He is also a shapeshifter who can turn into a spider and hide when in trouble. Sometimes he's the hero; most times, he's the villain and occasionally, he's just the narrator. While Ananse stories are told all around the world, this set comes from the source—from the folktales of the Akan people of Ghana, West Africa.

      The trickster is on a mission! He is most certainly cunning and clever, but is Kweku Ananse the most clever of all? He thinks so and in Today's Water, he sets out to prove it! Before this tale of Ananse's quest, we see him in other tales, earning his reputation as a crafty and ingenious trickster. Along the way, we also find out why the sky is far from the ground and how it came about, that all stories, are Ananse stories. If you have never heard of Ananse, this collection of stories is a great introduction to him.  Ananse is a trickster who enjoys getting the better of anyone he crosses paths with. From a lowly lizard to kings and gods, no one is safe from his tricks.  He is also a shapeshifter who can turn into a spider and hide when in trouble. Sometimes he's the hero; most times, he's the villain and occasionally, he's just the narrator. While Ananse stories are told all around the world, this set comes from the source—from the folktales of the Akan people of Ghana, West Africa.

    • 2

      The Yam Child and Other Tales From West Africa: African Fireside Classics, #2
      The Yam Child and Other Tales From West Africa: African Fireside Classics, #2

      The Yam Child and Other Tales From West Africa: African Fireside Classics, #2

      A. Sakyiama
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      From talking yam tubers and polite little boys who throw up money, to the deliciously scary story of a disrespectful little girl who sets out to find something to see, this second collection of stories in the African Fireside Classics series has something for everyone.

      From talking yam tubers and polite little boys who throw up money, to the deliciously scary story of a disrespectful little girl who sets out to find something to see, this second collection of stories in the African Fireside Classics series has something for everyone.

    • 3

      The Missing Mouth and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #3
      The Missing Mouth and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #3

      The Missing Mouth and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #3

      A. Sakyiama
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      Who wants to marry a trickster? Kweku Ananse, the trickster, is back in this third book of the African Fireside Classics series. He is looking for a wife and it is no easy matter. He is at his worst! He lies, he cheats and behaves badly. If you are the tiniest bit romantic, these stories are not for you. In fact, children start crying  for nothing, jealousy spreads around the world, etc. etc. Now, if you have ever wondered what a lazy, greedy and selfish trickster wants most in a wife—it is not brains, not brawn or even beauty.  Nope! According to Ananse, the ideal wife should have no mouth! No eating, no speaking! Ha! How does that work out for him?

      Who wants to marry a trickster? Kweku Ananse, the trickster, is back in this third book of the African Fireside Classics series. He is looking for a wife and it is no easy matter. He is at his worst! He lies, he cheats and behaves badly. If you are the tiniest bit romantic, these stories are not for you. In fact, children start crying  for nothing, jealousy spreads around the world, etc. etc. Now, if you have ever wondered what a lazy, greedy and selfish trickster wants most in a wife—it is not brains, not brawn or even beauty.  Nope! According to Ananse, the ideal wife should have no mouth! No eating, no speaking! Ha! How does that work out for him?

    • 4

      The Girl in the Tree and Other Tales from Africa: African Fireside Classics, #4
      The Girl in the Tree and Other Tales from Africa: African Fireside Classics, #4

      The Girl in the Tree and Other Tales from Africa: African Fireside Classics, #4

      A. Sakyiama
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      If you were sitting in a tree and could only come down for someone you would like to marry, who would you pick? * The best dancer? * The very rich one? * Or the very strong and fearsome one, who promises to cut off the head of anyone who bothers you? Decisions, decisions! Monka was the girl in the tree. Who did she pick? Did she even pick? And, why on earth did anyone think that this was a good way to pick a husband? Read Monka's story and other tales of courtship and love. I have to warn you though, if you're looking for "lovey-dovey, happily-ever-after" stories, some of these stories are not that.

      If you were sitting in a tree and could only come down for someone you would like to marry, who would you pick? * The best dancer? * The very rich one? * Or the very strong and fearsome one, who promises to cut off the head of anyone who bothers you? Decisions, decisions! Monka was the girl in the tree. Who did she pick? Did she even pick? And, why on earth did anyone think that this was a good way to pick a husband? Read Monka's story and other tales of courtship and love. I have to warn you though, if you're looking for "lovey-dovey, happily-ever-after" stories, some of these stories are not that.

    • 5

      How Elephant Lost His Huge Bottom and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #5
      How Elephant Lost His Huge Bottom and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #5

      How Elephant Lost His Huge Bottom and Other Ananse Stories: African Fireside Classics, #5

      A. Sakyiama
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      *Why do crickets have black teeth? *Why do chickens have beaks? *Why do spiders have small waists? The short answer is . . . Ananse did it! You can find the long answers to these and other intriguing questions in this collection of West African folktales.  All twelve stories feature Kweku Ananse, the trickster, who is sometimes a man and sometimes a spider. Follow along as he works his mischief.  On the way, you'll discover why spiders look the way they do, why termites are so angry and what happened to the crocodile's ears.  

      *Why do crickets have black teeth? *Why do chickens have beaks? *Why do spiders have small waists? The short answer is . . . Ananse did it! You can find the long answers to these and other intriguing questions in this collection of West African folktales.  All twelve stories feature Kweku Ananse, the trickster, who is sometimes a man and sometimes a spider. Follow along as he works his mischief.  On the way, you'll discover why spiders look the way they do, why termites are so angry and what happened to the crocodile's ears.  

    Author

    A. Sakyiama

    A. Sakyiama was born in Ghana, West Africa. She grew up hearing many of the stories that she now retells for all of us to enjoy. She writes of the antics of wily folktale characters like Ananse, his son, Ntikuma and his clever wife, Aso. She tells stories of naughty and nice ghosts; scared but brave boys and girls; monsters that eat disobedient children; as well as fantastical tales about why things are the way they are.   A. Sakyiama currently lives in the USA with her family. She is also an avid gardener or more accurately, a fierce warrior who defends her territory against marauding gangs of deer, woodchucks, rabbits and crows. Visit her at www.asakyiama.com.

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