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Anansi and his Children

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Miss Becky reading Anansi and his Children

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all right we're going to read a non see and his children far far away in the land of Ashanti there once lived a most marvelous creature his name was Anansi he was a spider Sunset Anansi was wise after all he had lived a long time and was great friends with name the God of all things Sunset Inn after all marvellous web stories sunset in on scene with a mischief-maker after all he love to play tricks on those enemies sometimes the truth was Anansi was all of these things he was wise and he was clever and he was a mischief-maker was also a father has six children describe a special talent the first child was he trouble because that's what he could do the second child was Road Builder she could be fastest route to anything the third child was River Drinker he could drain a river down to its Rocky bottom worst child was game Skinner no matter what child with stone thrower she could pick up a stone no matter how large and then throw it far and high and the six Chow was called Christian because he was very very soft Forest I will give it to one of my children but who he saw it and saw it I know said clever and non see I will go far away and my children will think I'm lost whoever loves me the most Define me and that child will receive the order so when Auntie said off but before he had gone far wind came rushing across the plains he picked Anansi up and spun him through the air with all 8 of his legs Nancy across the plains through a bar I sent over a mountain then he dropped an auntie by the sea have a nice walk it was the wind the wind is named wincey he's right here one over everything what's this we're not there yet all right we'll get there we'll get there but a Nazi was very dizzy from the spinning and twirling before he knew it he tumbled into the river but before he could reach land back at home Steve trouble saw what happened we must go and see him Road Builder hop into action she's split a path across the plains through the forest over the mountain and to the river now River Drinker went to work draining the water tuna fish with flopping on the rocky bottom next but before he could hug them with any of a falcon swoop down from the sky not again credit on c as he was carried into the Dare now it was Stone throwers turn she snatched up a heavy Stone and through it with all her might the stone hit the bird drop it on T cushion scramble. What a happy time will there was an auntie hugs his children with all his eight legs but then and now he had a problem would he give he called out your name. After all see trouble so my danger and called for help Road Builder brought my children to me River drink order James Skinner open the fish that swallowed me stone thrower save me from the bark Birds claws what's it going to do why is name answered your children deserve the treasure give the orb to me I will place it in the sky for all of them to enjoy what's that and the Moon is still there

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