HOW ANANSI GAVE PEOPLE STORIES A long, long time ago, Nyame the sky god had happened. She listened carefully. Then hid all the stories in a box high in the sky she said, "I have a plan." She shared her Many people and animals had tried to get scheme with Anansi, the stories, but no one could do it. Because 5 Later that day, Anansi followed Aso's plan. they had no stories to tell, everyone was First, he found a long stick. After that, he went near snake's home and said loudly sad. Then one day, an old spider, Anansi, made "This is very long, very long indeed!" a long web all the way to the sky, Anansi When Snake heard Anansi talking, he said, "What is so long?" Anansi answered, "I'm climbed the web to the sky and asked Can I have the stories, please? I'll sorry, Snake. You are not the longest thing Nyame stories do anything if you give us the anymore. This stick is longer than you Nyame ought for a moment. Then he are." Snake answered proudly, "It is not! answered, "Fine. First I will give you a I'm a very long snake! You will see that I am longer" He moved next to the stick task. Bring me three things: a a leopard, and bees. Then will give you Then, Anansi quickly used his web to tie the stories," Nyame laughed so loudly that Snake to the stick. Immediately, Anansi climbed back to the everyone on Earth could hear him Anansi climbed slowly back to Earth sky and gave the snake to Nyame. But Nyame only said, "I told you to bring thre How could he bring all of those things to things. Where are the other two?" Then Nyame? Anansi told his wife, Aso, what (continued on next pa