Chapter XIX: Ohia and the Thieving Deer 105

XX. HOW THE TORTOISE GOT ITS SHELL 115
XXI. THE HUNTER AND THE TORTOISE 119
XXII. THE TAIL OF THE PRINCESS ELEPHANT 123
XXIII. KWOFI AND THE GODS 129
XXIV. THE LION AND THE WOLF 131
XXV. MAKU MAWU AND MAKU FIA 133
XXVI. THE ROBBER AND THE OLD MAN 139
XXVII. THE LEOPARD AND THE RAM 141
XXVIII. WHY THE LEOPARD CAN ONLY CATCH PREY ON ITS LEFT
SIDE 145
XXIX. QUARCOO BAH-BONI 147
XXX. KING CHAMELEON AND THE ANIMALS 155
XXXI. TO LOSE AN ELEPHANT FOR THE SAKE OF A WREN IS A
VERY FOOLISH THING TO DO 159
XXXII. THE UNGRATEFUL MAN 163
XXXIII. WHY TIGERS NEVER ATTACK MEN UNLESS THEY ARE
PROVOKED 167
XXXIV. THE OMANHENE WHO LIKED RIDDLES 171
XXXV. HOW MUSHROOMS FIRST GREW 177
XXXVI. FARMER MYBROW AND THE FAIRIES 181

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Native Children ready for a Story Frontispiece
The Bees flying into the Jar 30
Again and again Anansi tried to climb the Tree 34
A great Wave dashed Anansi back on the Beach 40
The Princess picked up the Fruit 46
“May I give you a little of this meat?” 52
Wolf and Leopard discover the Flesh of the Antelope 56
Mr Ant takes the Box from Anansi 66
Egya Anansi built himself a very comfortable Hut 70
The Bird calls to Adzanumee 78
The wonderful Grinding-stone 82
Anansi saw, rushing toward him, Beasts and Serpents of
all Kinds 92
Kweku Tsin played on the wonderful Fiddle 100
Ohia cut down the Trees and prepared them 106
The Hunter and the Tortoise 120
The Princess changed into an Elephant 126
Each received a large Helping except Kwofi 130
Maku Mawu catches a Fish 136
Young Leopard sprang toward the Stem and tore it 142
They scattered in all Directions 152
The Hunter and the Serpent 164
He threw half the Cake to the Vulture 172
How the Ants paid the Debt 178
Mybrow’s Wife plucked one of the Yams 182