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Ananse and the Lizard: A West African Tale (2002)

von Pat Cummings

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Ananse the spider thinks he will marry the daughter of the village chief, but instead he is outsmarted by Lizard.
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Ananse and the Lizard: A West African Tale (Pat Cummings) NY: Henry Holt & Co. LLC: 2002

Multicultural: Middle

Summary: Ananse the spider went to the Chief's Kingdom to marry his daughter, only if he could guess her name. Spider met some friends then went to the mango tree by the palace to find out the princess's name. When he found out, lizard offered to announce his name to the Chief, as well as the daughters name. Lizard lied to the Chief and ended up marrying his daughter instead of Ananse.

Critique: A cute tale about truth and deception. Teaches readers to be honest about their intentions.

Activity (before): What could Ananse and the lizard be doing?
  RachaelWilley | Mar 26, 2019 |
This was a very interesting book to read that had a surprising ending. The first reason I liked this book is because of the plot. The setting was in a West African village where the chief told his people that whoever can guess his daughter’s name would become the new chief and inherit the village. If the suitor guesses her name incorrectly, their head would be chopped off. A spider named Ananse luckily comes across the daughter and her friends and hears her name said aloud. The spider tells his friends about his good fortune and then goes to the castle to claim his title, but his friend Lizard had already used the information and became the new chief. Ananse was very mad and stated that if he ever saw Lizard again, he will kill him. The final page of the book explains that if you ever see a lizard craning his neck back and forth today, it is because he is scared of Ananse coming to kill him. I thought this elaborate story was a clever way to explain the odd nature of lizards and that children would get a kick out of it. I also liked this book because of its multicultural aspect. It depicts a West African village and the people who live there, including the hierarchy of inhabitants. The illustrations depicted women carrying baskets of fruit on their heads, walking around the dirt paths to the village. They also showed the lush jungle and palm trees that are unique to West Africa. The big idea of this story was to explain why lizards stretch their necks back and forth, but I also think a theme that could be seen in this book is to be careful who you trust. ( )
  apetru5 | Mar 28, 2014 |
This is a great book. I love the illustrations in this book. The details are done pretty well from what people wear to what they eat. In the story there are African people holding vases on their head representing their culture and also different food such as mango, pineapple and apples. The clothes that the people are wearing are very colorful and also have a lot of details in them. You can see the details in the women dresses and also the spider and the lizard have clothes. Every page on the book is more colorful than the other and there are not a lot of words to read in the book. I also love the plot and the story itself. It starts with a spider listening to the kings daughter name and trusting his friends that they will not say anything. Then the story continues with the lizard breaking that promise and talking about how lizards always look around because they are scared a spider will get them for breaking that promise. The main idea of this book is to learn about the folktale and also about not breaking promises to your friends. A great story to read. ( )
  dtato1 | Mar 14, 2014 |
The village chief wants to marry off his daughter but he makes it a contest. The one who wins it by guessing his daughter’s name will have half of the king’s land plus his daughter’s hand in marriage. If they lose, they forfeit their life. Ananse the spider boasts that he will become Chief Ananse and marry the daughter to the other characters. Just by chance one night he learns her name. When he tells his version of how he found out the name, he embellishes it and brags to no end. All the other characters think he is very smart and wish him well except Lizard. Lizard approaches Ananse and plays to his vain nature by telling him that he will act as Ananse’s servant and tell the Chief that Ananse is coming to claim his daughter’s hand. Of course this is not true and Lizard tells the Chief his daughter’s name and wins the contest. When Ananse finds out he swears by the Great Oath that he will tear Lizard limb from limb if he ever sees him again. That is why lizard stretches his neck back and forth. He is looking to make sure that Ananse is not around.
This is one of the few trickster tales I have read about Ananse where he is bested by another. The illustrations are culturally relevant and add to the story. ( )
  bookcat27 | Oct 17, 2011 |
The author, Pat Cummings, traveled many miles to Ghana, where she heard a storyteller tell many tales in the local language. She visited many libraries in Nigeria and read through many folktale collections before she decided on this tale to retell and illustrate. In this tale, Ananse wants to marry the chief's daughter and inherit half of his kingdom. He cleverly figures out her name, as the Chief decreed, and readies himself to go to the palace. Lizard offers to go ahead and introduce him, as a future Chief should not just appear at the palace door. He gets Ananse to tell him the daughter's name and tricks Ananse out of marrying her. To this day, lizards are always looking over their shoulders nervously because Ananse vowed to get even with them. The illustrations use bright, rich colors and details. They have a realistic quality for the people, but a cartoonish quality for the animals. Many cultural synbols are used in the illustrations, along with traditional dress and fabric prints.
  ranaemathias | Jul 14, 2010 |
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