African Children's Stories

African Children's Stories


Anansi, the Crows, and the Crocodiles

February 12, 2021

It's another week of storytelling!  We bring you Anansi, the Crows, and the Crocodiles a Ghanaian folktale. This is a tale of a greedy Anansi who tricks his friends the crows into giving him more than his share of figs. The crows discover his tricks and abandon him on an island. He tries to fly, but lands in the river among hungry crocodiles. What happens next? Listen to this podcast to find out. This story is published by the African Storybook Initiative. You can find an openly licensed pdf version of the book here.
Ghanaian folktale
Illustration- Wiehan de Jager
Host- Patrick Njoroge
Narrator- Jesca Adema
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