Anansi je popularan lik iz narodne priče koji potječe iz zapadne Afrike. Često poprima oblik pauka, a poznat je i kao pravi prevarant. Ima sposobnost nadmudriti, nadmudriti i pobijediti svoje protivnike koristeći svoju lukavu kreativnost. Iako je Anansi prevarant, često ga se vidi kao protagonista u njegovim pričama, jer uči lekcije iz svojih slabosti i pretvara ih u poruke pobjede i dobrote.
Opišite i ilustrirajte karakteristike Anansijevih šest sinova u Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti.
Storyboard Tekst
See Trouble
Road Builder
River Drinker
He could see trouble a long way off. He knew that his father was in trouble and alerted the others.
He had a knack for building roads very quickly. He built a road for the brothers to safely walk on in order to look for their father.
He was able to drink whole river dry! When Anansi was swallowed by a fish, he drank the river in order to get to the fish.
Cushion
The Six Sons
Stone Thrower
Game Skinner
He was very soft, like a cushion. When Anansi fell from the sky, he landed on Cushion safely.
He was able to throw stones really, really far! When a falcon took Anansi and started to fly away with him, Stone Thrower hit the falcon with a stone, causing it to release Anansi.
He was able to skin animals for his family. (Ew!) He split open the fish to get to Anansi inside.