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A spider

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Noun
A lead character in folk tales. He is depicted as a trickster and cultural hero. He is based largely on the spider gods of African lore, particularly that of the Ashanti tribe.

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noordzee
Jun 12, 2009 11:03am
im surinam we know that story too..my fav was anansi with tiger and all the 13 kids.love them

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