Ananse the spider thinks he will marry the daughter of the village chief, but instead he is outsmarted by Lizard.

A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.

Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do the chores, but when the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for.

Anansi the Spider tricks all the animals, until he's taught a lesson.

When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie Fat Charlie. Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarrassing gifts his father bestowed-before he dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlie's life because Mr. Nancy left Fat Charlie things. Things like the stranger who shows up on Charlie's doorstep, who appears to be the brother he never knew. And all of a sudden,...

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.