Anansesem story

Why the Bat flies at night

Long, long ago, before Clever Jackal had teeth and before Leopard wore his shiny spots, all the animals lived together in a village beyond the great mountains. In those days, Nyame, the mighty god in the sky, still kept all the world’s stories locked away. Ananse hadn’t yet dreamed of claiming them — but Brother Bat, sly and curious, had already begun to form some ideas of his own.

Ages

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Length

24 pages

• fun