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.

Anansi the spider plans to trick Turtle into catching a fish for his dinner, but Turtle proves to be smarter and ends up with a free meal. Explains the origin of spider webs.

A collection of African folktales originating in the storytelling tradition.

Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

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.

A retelling of a traditional West African tale about a king who refuses to believe that yams, fish, and cloth can talk until his throne agrees with him.

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

In this version of "Little Red Riding Hood," set in Africa, a young girl fails to heed Granny's warning about the dangers of talking to strangers.