African+Folktales

African Folktales... == A folktale is a legend passed down from generation to generation. Many of the folktales tell morals or lessons about life. Folktales can change overtime since there being passed down by different people. ==

** Anansi Goes Fishing. By: Author Unknown **
This folktale is about a boy named Anansi and his friend trying to catch a fish. One day they went fishing and Anansi told his friend to rest, they caught four fish that day. His friend told Anansi to take the fish that day because there might be bigger fish the next day. Anansi tried to give the fish to his friends and his friend took them. Anansi tried to be greedy but the next day the fish nets were rotting so they caught no fish. The moral in this story is to not be greedy and be thankful for what you have. []



**One Good Meal Deserves Another. By: Unknown Author**
A spider named Anansi did not like to share. A turtle came to his house for dinner. When turtle sat down to eat Anansi told him he could not have the food until he washed his dirty feet off. Turtle wanted to have the food so he complied to Anansi's wishes. As turtle comes back to his now earned meal he notices Anansi has eaten the food. Anansi was greedy and took it for himself. Turtle invites Anansi down in the sea to have another meal. Turtle shows Anansi the food and tells Anansi to take of his jacket. Of which Anansi has filled with rocks to stay bellow the sea. Anansi went up and up to the surface of the water, watching turtle eat the food. The moral to this story is to never trick and deceive, for you will become greedy. [] Why Turtles Live In Water; A West African Tale By: Author Unknown

This story is about some warriors and their chief catching a turtle. This turtle can talk and lives on land. He tells the cheif that they will never be able to open him and take him out of his shell. The chief goes back where he catches the turtle and drowns him. The turtle is smart enough to get away and swims away hapily saying he will spend most of his time living in the water. There is no moral for this story.

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