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Anansi brings Wisdom to the World - West African Folk Tale

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Updated: Oct 28, 2024


Anansi Brings Wisdom to the WorldA Fun Children's Storytime Podcast Episode

🕸️🎙️ Welcome to another fun episode from BKFK (By Kids, For Kids) Story Time, your favorite kids' story podcast! 🌍✨ This time, we’re diving into the tale of the mischievous trickster, Anansi the Spider, and his adventure of trying to collect all the wisdom in the world. Buckle up for some laughs, lessons, and the joy of storytelling! 📚



Anansi’s Grand Plan 🎩📚

One day, Anansi decided he wanted to be the smartest creature ever. He imagined everyone coming to him for advice and thought, “Oh, how glorious that will be!” 😆 But then he realized he needed a place to store all this wisdom. After some thinking, he found the perfect solution—a calabash! 🎃

He searched everywhere—under bushes, in rivers, on mountaintops, and even in the ocean. 🌊 Each time he found wisdom, he added it to his calabash until it was overflowing. Finally, Anansi believed he had collected all the wisdom in the world! “Ha! Now I am the wisest of all!” he thought, feeling very proud of himself. 😄


A Clever Idea Goes Wrong 🤔🌳

But there was a problem: how would he keep others from taking the wisdom? 🤨 He decided to hide it at the top of a huge baobab tree. 🌳 Anansi tied the calabash to a vine and began to climb the tree with the heavy load swinging beneath him. But it wasn’t easy! He grunted, groaned, and struggled as the calabash knocked into branches, spilling some wisdom along the way.

A young girl passing by noticed Anansi’s struggle and offered some advice: “Why don’t you tie it to your back instead?” she suggested with a giggle. 😊 Anansi realized that her idea was much better than his own! He tied the calabash to his back, and suddenly the climb was much easier. 🧗


Sharing Wisdom with the World 🌬️✨

Anansi reached the top, but the spilled wisdom made him think. 🤔 The young girl had given him wise advice after being splashed by the wisdom that fell from the calabash. Maybe, just maybe, wisdom wasn’t meant to be kept by one person. “Wisdom is best when it’s shared!” he realized. 🌟

With that, Anansi did something surprising. He hurled the calabash from the top of the tree, and it crashed to the ground, shattering into a thousand pieces. 💥 The wisdom spilled out, caught in the wind, and spread all over the world! 🌍 Now, everyone can have a little bit of wisdom when they need it, thanks to Anansi’s adventure.


What We Learned from Anansi’s Adventure 🌟🧠

✨ Wisdom is for Everyone: Anansi learned that keeping wisdom to himself wasn’t the best plan. It’s better when everyone can share and learn from it! 📖

✨ Good Ideas Can Come from Anywhere: Sometimes, the best solutions come from listening to others—even a young girl passing by can have a great idea! 👧

✨ Don’t Be Afraid to Change Your Mind: Anansi realized that his plan wasn’t working and decided to try something new. It’s okay to change our plans when we find a better way! 🛤️


Can You Solve These Riddles? 🧠✨ Test Your Memory!

1️⃣ What did Anansi decide to collect?

A. Water

B. Calabashes

C. Wisdom

D. Treasure

2️⃣ What did Anansi use to store the wisdom?

A. A sack

B. A calabash

C. A basket

D. A treasure chest

3️⃣ Who gave Anansi advice about carrying the calabash?

A. A wise old owl

B. A lion

C. A young girl

D. An elephant

4️⃣ What did Anansi do with the calabash at the end of the story?

A. Hid it in a cave

B. Buried it under a rock

C. Threw it from the tree

D. Gave it to the young girl

5️⃣ Why did Anansi decide to share the wisdom?

A. He was tired of carrying it

B. He realized that wisdom is better when shared

C. He wanted to be famous

D. He needed a new calabash


Answers:

1️⃣ C. Wisdom

2️⃣ B. A calabash

3️⃣ C. A young girl

4️⃣ C. Threw it from the tree

5️⃣ B. He realized that wisdom is better when shared


Don't forget to explore more enchanting children’s stories from By Kids For Kids Story Time! 🎧✨


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  • kids story podcast 🧒🎙️

  • children’s storytime podcast 📚✨

  • folktales for kids 🕸️🧠

  • stories with lessons 🌟❤️


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