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A to Z of Anansi the spider.
Z is for Zany and Zesty!
And so, we come to the close of another year of A to Zing, a ZANY trip journey though the world of Anansi the spider, trickster of the Caribbean.
I hope that you have come away having a greater ZEST for life. If Anansi can be optimistic AND opportunistic in the face of suffering, maybe we should at least learn this from him, that dancing through life is better than sitting around moping.
Go forth and LIVE WITH ZANY ZEST!
But who is Anansi? It was the Ashanti of West Africa who brought the spider into theCaribbean .
He clung tight to the web he wove in the minds of those who had been captured,
surviving not only the harrowing passage across the Atlantic
Ocean , but hundreds of years of slavery.
As a trickster, Anansi has both good and bad traits, which makes him very human. Sometimes he wins, sometimes he loses. When he wins he dances and sings for joy. When he loses, he shakes it off and keeps on living, a lesson for us all.
Z is for Zany and Zesty!
And so, we come to the close of another year of A to Zing, a ZANY trip journey though the world of Anansi the spider, trickster of the Caribbean.
I hope that you have come away having a greater ZEST for life. If Anansi can be optimistic AND opportunistic in the face of suffering, maybe we should at least learn this from him, that dancing through life is better than sitting around moping.
Go forth and LIVE WITH ZANY ZEST!
Anansi and his cohorts would like to thank you for stopping by and hope you enjoyed visiting.
How do you escape
a hungry tiger? Why do ram-goats smell? What happens if you get too greedy? In
this collection of ten retold Jamaican stories, Anansi the spider tricks,
sings, and dances his way into and out of trouble.
But who is Anansi? It was the Ashanti of West Africa who brought the spider into the
As a trickster, Anansi has both good and bad traits, which makes him very human. Sometimes he wins, sometimes he loses. When he wins he dances and sings for joy. When he loses, he shakes it off and keeps on living, a lesson for us all.
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