Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes.In this traditional Ashanti tale, Anansi se
The Lord of the Sun sent a spark of life to earth, and it became the Boy. When he grew older, he sought his father－until, finally, Arrowmaker made an arrow of Boy and sent him to the sun. The strong c
Unable to swim across a river in order to reach the delicious mangoes growing on a nearby island, trickster Monkey reluctantly accepts a ride on the back of scheming Crocodile, who would love to have
Jabuti's shell was smooth and shiny, and the songs he played on his flute were sweet. But his music was a reminder, too, of the mischievous pranks Jabuti sometimes played. When a concert takes place i
A 2001 Christianity Today Award of Merit winner!"Arguably, the church's greatest challenge in the next century will be the problem of the scandal of particularity. More than ever before, Christians wi
The mischievous parrot Papagayo spends his days playing in the jungle and disturbing the sleeping night creatures with his raucous cries. But when the ferocious moon-dog begins to devour the moon, onl
