# West African Folk-Tales

Author: Barker, W. H. (William Henry), 1882-1929 [Compiler]; Sinclair, Cecilia [Compiler]

Genre: Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66923

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=West+African+Folk-Tales+Barker&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

I. HOW WE GOT THE NAME ‘SPIDER TALES’ 29 II. HOW WISDOM BECAME THE PROPERTY OF THE HUMAN RACE 33 III. ANANSI AND NOTHING 35 IV. THUNDER AND ANANSI 39 V. WHY THE LIZARD CONTINUALLY MOVES HIS HEAD UP AND DOWN 45 VI. TIT FOR TAT 51 VII. WHY WHITE ANTS ALWAYS HARM MAN’S PROPERTY 55 VIII. THE SQUIRREL AND THE SPIDER 59 IX. WHY WE SEE ANTS CARRYING BUNDLES AS BIG AS THEMSELVES 63 X. WHY SPIDERS ARE ALWAYS FOUND IN THE CORNERS OF CEILINGS 69 XI. ANANSI THE BLIND FISHERMAN 73 XII. ADZANUMEE AND HER MOTHER 77 XIII. THE GRINDING-STONE THAT GROUND FLOUR BY ITSELF 81 XIV. “MORNING SUNRISE” 85 XV. WHY THE SEA-TURTLE WHEN CAUGHT BEATS ITS BREAST WITH ITS FORE-LEGS 87 XVI. HOW BEASTS AND SERPENTS FIRST...

## Chapters

- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/west-african-folk-tales-66923/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/west-african-folk-tales-66923/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/west-african-folk-tales-66923/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/west-african-folk-tales-66923/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/west-african-folk-tales-66923/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/west-african-folk-tales-66923/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/west-african-folk-tales-66923/chapters/7/index.md)