A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.

When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.

A folk explanation for the guinea fowl's protective coloration that enables it to hide from its natural predator, the lion.

Afraid to own up to a horrible mistake, a young East African girl flees her village and enters the Land of the Dead, only to realize she must find her way home again.

"How was the earth formed, and where did animals come from? Why does the hippopotamus live in water, and why do cats chase rats? Imaginative answers to these and other age-old questions can be found among the rich oral traditions of Africa. Generations of listeners have delighted in these fanciful explanations of the natural, moral, and spiritual worlds, which unfold amid a realm of talking animals, magic drums, tricksters, and fairies."--Amazon.com...

Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.

Crocodile is so confused by Hen calling him "brother" every time he gets ready to eat her that he finally goes searching for an explanation of how such a relationship can be.

Donso, a West African hunterman, learns the importance of living in harmony with nature and the necessity of placing humans among, not above, all other living things.

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

Rabbit has a problem--someone is inside her house and won't let her in.