This week's #MythologyMonday theme is tricksters! #Anansi is a is a trickster character from Ghanaian #folklore, most commonly depicted as a spider. Nyame, Anansi's father & god of the sky, asked him to bring wisdom to humans in a big calabash pot. Anansi took it to earth but decided to hide it in a tall tree no human could climb to keep it all to himself. But he had much difficulty getting the heavy pot up the tree. Anansi's young son saw his father's struggles and said:

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@mythology “Father, if you tie the pot to your back, it will be much easier for you to climb!” #Anansi followed the advice and reached the top of the tree easily. But looking down he thought: "I have all the wisdom in the world, yet a little boy had more common sense than I did." He threw the calabash to the ground, where it smashed into countless pieces.
Humans found bits of the wisdom and took them home to their families. That is why we have to share wisdom with each other.
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