Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore

Jamaica Anansi stories

1. Tying Tiger 1 a. The Fish-basket 1 b. The Storm 2 2. Tiger as Substitute 3 a. The King’s Two Daughters 3 b. The Gub-gub Peas 4 3. Tiger as Riding-horse 5 4. Tiger’s Sheep-skin Suit 6 5. Tiger Catching the Sheep-thief 8 a. The Escape 8 b. The Substitute 8

Chapters

1. VOLUME XVII.

1. Tying Tiger 1 a. The Fish-basket 1 b. The Storm 2 2. Tiger as Substitute 3 a. The King’s Two Daughters 3 b. The Gub-gub Peas 4 3. Tiger as Riding-horse 5 4. Tiger’s Sheep-ski...

2. c. In the House-top 9

6. Tiger’s Breakfast 11 7. Eggs and Scorpions 11 8. Tiger’s Bone-hole 12 9. The Christening 12 10. Eating Tiger’s Guts 13 a. The Tell-tale 13 b. The Monkeys’ Song 13 11. Throwin...

3. c. Goat and Anansi 16

14. New Names 17 15. Long-shirt 18 16. Shut up in the Pot 19 17. House in the Air 20 a. Tracking Anansi 20 b. Rabbit and Children going up to Heaven 20 c. Duppy’s House in the A...

4. c. The Grave 25

22. Inside the Cow 26 23. Cunnie-more-than-father 27 24. The Duckano Tree 31 25. Food and Cudgel 31 a. The Handsome Packey 31 b. The Knife and Fork 32 26. The Riddle 33 27. Anan...

5. c. Brother Dead 39

31. The Yam-hills 39 32. The Law Against Back-biting 40 a. Duck’s Dream 40 b. Guinea-chick 41 c. Dry-head at the Barber’s 42 33. Fling-a-mile 42 34. But-but and Anansi 44 35. Tu...

6. c. The Drum 62

7. c. Pretending Dead 65

63. The Pea that Made a Fortune 69 64. Settling the Father’s Debt 69 65. Mr. Lenaman’s Corn-field 70 66. Simon Tootoos 71 67. The Tree-wife 74 68. Sammy the Comferee 75 69. Gran...

8. c. Dear Old Juna 91

79. Juggin Straw Blue 92 80. The Witch and the Grain of Peas 93 81. Bosen Corner 94 82. The Three Dogs 96 a. Boy and Witch Woman 96 b. Lucy and Janet 99 83. Andrew and His Siste...

9. c. Gracie and Miles 110

88. The Two Bulls 111 89. Ballinder Bull 113 90. Bird Arinto 115 91. Tiger Softens his Voice 116 92. Hidden Names 118 a. Anansi and Mosquito 118 b. Anansi plays Baby (1) 118 Ana...

10. Letter M, (254).

Nail, finger, 163. Nail, in a house, 47, 101. Nail, horse-shoe, 90, 179. Needles, 52. Needle and thread, 3, 4, 33, 34, 140, 193, 194. Newspaper, 144. Nipples, 180. Nothing, (267).