TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. HOW WE GOT THE NAME ‘SPIDER TALES’
II. HOW WISDOM BECAME THE PROPERTY OF THE HUMAN RACE
V. WHY THE LIZARD CONTINUALLY MOVES HIS HEAD UP AND DOWN
VII. WHY WHITE ANTS ALWAYS HARM MAN’S PROPERTY
VIII. THE SQUIRREL AND THE SPIDER
IX. WHY WE SEE ANTS CARRYING BUNDLES AS BIG AS THEMSELVES
X. WHY SPIDERS ARE ALWAYS FOUND IN THE CORNERS OF CEILINGS
XI. ANANSI THE BLIND FISHERMAN
XIII. THE GRINDING-STONE THAT GROUND FLOUR BY ITSELF
XV. WHY THE SEA-TURTLE WHEN CAUGHT BEATS ITS BREAST WITH ITS FORE-LEGS
XVI. HOW BEASTS AND SERPENTS FIRST CAME INTO THE WORLD
XVIII. WHY THE MOON AND THE STARS RECEIVE THEIR LIGHT FROM THE SUN
XIX. OHIA AND THE THIEVING DEER
XX. HOW THE TORTOISE GOT ITS SHELL
XXI. THE HUNTER AND THE TORTOISE
XXII. THE TAIL OF THE PRINCESS ELEPHANT
XXV. MAKU MAWU AND MAKU FIA OR ‘I will die God’s death’ and ‘I will die the King’s death’
XXVI. THE ROBBER AND THE OLD MAN
XXVII. THE LEOPARD AND THE RAM
XXVIII. WHY THE LEOPARD CAN ONLY CATCH PREY ON ITS LEFT SIDE
XXIX. QUARCOO BAH-BONI (The Bad Boy)
XXX. KING CHAMELEON AND THE ANIMALS
XXXI. TO LOSE AN ELEPHANT FOR THE SAKE OF A WREN IS A VERY FOOLISH THING TO DO
XXXIII. WHY TIGERS NEVER ATTACK MEN UNLESS THEY ARE PROVOKED
XXXIV. THE OMANHENE WHO LIKED RIDDLES
XXXV. HOW MUSHROOMS FIRST GREW
XXXVI. FARMER MYBROW AND THE FAIRIES
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