Anansi Storytime
The Fairy Tale Audio Drama
Displaying 6 items of Anansi Storytime with the tag "gods".
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S2: How Orunmilla Tricked Death
December 27th, 2017 | Season 2 | 5 mins 14 secs
Africa, Yoruba, comedy, gods, orisha, season 2
A story about how Orunmila helped a mother protect her son from Iku, the incarnation of death.
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S2: Why Anansi Has Eight Thin Legs
July 19th, 2017 | Season 2 | 3 mins 46 secs
Africa, Akan, Anansi, animal, gods, season 2
Culture: Akan. Based on a story by: Farida Salifu. Summary: A story about a spider whose eyes are too big for his stomach and his legs.
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S2: Maui Snares The Sun
April 18th, 2017 | Season 2 | 12 mins 48 secs
Oceania, Polynesia, gods, season 2
Culture: Polynesian. Based on a story by: W.D. Westervelt. Summary: A story of when Maui unlocked the underworld’s door to the heavens, he thought he was doing a great good for his people. But when the sun, a thoughtless creature of heat and light, brings calamity to his people, Maui finds his work is far from finished.
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S2: The Golden Apple of Discord
February 5th, 2017 | Season 2 | 8 mins 17 secs
Europe, gods, greece, season 2
Culture: Greek. Based on a story by: Ovid. Summary: A story about the troubles caused by a slighted goddess who uses a golden apple to avenge herself when she was kept out of a feast.
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S1: The Shepherd And The Daughters Of The Sun
September 22nd, 2016 | Season 1 | 11 mins 35 secs
Inca, South America, gods, season 1, tragedy
Culture: Inca. Based on a Story by: Sir Clements Markham. Summary: A shepherd and a princess’s pursuit of forbidden love.
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S1: Anansi Gives The People Stories
September 22nd, 2016 | Season 1 | 4 mins 38 secs
Africa, Anansi, Ashanti, Ghana, animal, gods, season 1
Culture: Ashanti, Ghana. Based on: African Storybook Initiative. Summary: The story of how the Spider god Anansi brought stories to humankind.