~ 7. Tiger and Anansi's Knives ~

Laura Gibbs · 7. Tiger and Anansi and their Knives

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Tiger and Anansi went walking together.

"I have a knife," Anansi said. "Do you?"

"I do!" said Tiger.

Then Anansi said, "I'm scared of your knife, Tiger."

"I'm scared of yours too, Anansi!"

"We should throw away our knives," said Anansi. "I'll go first!"

Anansi threw something away, but it wasn't his knife; it was a rock.

"Now you!" said Anansi.

Tiger threw away his knife.

Then they came to some pineapple.

Anansi shouted, "You need a knife to eat pineapple," and he started eating.

Tiger didn't have a knife, so he couldn't eat pineapple.

Anansi had tricked Tiger again!

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Inspired by: Jamaica Anansi Stories by Martha Warren Beckwith
Notes: This is story 11a in the book. Beckwith heard this story from Benjamin Collins; additional information in Beckwith's notes.