Books like A Story, a Story

Gail tells the tale of the old African sly man of Ananse, the spider. He wanted to bring the Nyame chest of stories to Earth to share with the people. Nyame, the grand sky god of the gods told him the price it would take and Ananse easily paid it. He brought stories to all corners of the world. It’s similar to Prometheus and pandora, well blending them together a bit. It’s a good story well told and I enjoyed the artwork. I’m not saying Gail didn’t tell a good story, but it would be interesting to hear this story told by someone who grew up with these stories told to them and see how it differs. Still, I love mythology and I don’t know many African myths and I’m glad to be introduced to this particular story. It was good. The children had their own opinions about the story. The niece thought it was a good story and she gave it 3 stars while the nephew thought it was ok and he gave it 4 stars. The nephew is sly like a fox and so he enjoyed the trickster and how he outsmarted the gods. He appreciates stories like this.