Resource: Ananse Stories Retold

Ananse Stories Retold

Author: Luke Gyesi-Appiah
Illustrator: Vesta Wuddah-Martey
Year: 1997
Location: personal library

This is a collection of popular folktales from Ghana.

Table of Contents:

The story of the motherless child
The story of the wicked Queen
The Monkey and the Wolf
The result of procrastination
The story of Kwesi Ata and the banana
The story of the Elephant and his tail
The story of the Rabbit and the Duck
The story of the man and his two children
He does not prosper who prevents others from prospering
How the hoe came into the world
The story of Ananse and the Vulture
The story of the Tiger and the Rat
The story of the two fowls and the gold dust
Why the Pigeon's tail is red
The story of the Dog and the Camel
The story of the Vulture and the Guinea Fowl
The story of the Tortoise and the Eagle
The story of Kweku Ananse and the trap

The story of Kweku Ananse and his songs

The story of the Ant and the Crow

The story of the Elephant and the Monkey

The story of the two horses

The story of the big rock

The story of the Cat and the Mice

The story of the Monkey and th eGiraffe

The story of the Rabbit and the Fox
The festival

The story of the village birds

The story of the King and his son and nephew

The story of the hunter and the animals

The story of Ananse and the famine

The story of the woman and her two children

The story of the Tiger and the Squirrel

The story of the lazy young man
A girl and how she chose her husband

The story of how Ananse's second daughter got married

The story of Ananse's children and the witch

The story of Ananse and the Grasshopper

The marriage of Ananse's daughter to the snake

The story of the girl and the shell

The story of Ananse and his two wives

The story of the man and his daughter

The story of the big fish

The story of the Tortoise and the Squirrel
Ananse and the Fox
The Tortoise and the Lizard
The Monkey and the Shark
How the Hare tricked the Elephant and the Hippo
The Bat and the Rat
The woman and the Elephant