Anansi receives a pot of wisdom and wants to keep it alone. His son offers useful advice. A broken pot changes who can share wisdom.
This page gives a complete short-story recording and a separate BookAud guide. The recording is not a long novel. You can return to the source text at any time.
Audio and source text
Language: English. Duration: 2:16. Recording: Darshan Soni.
The recording preserves the original story. The guide below does not replace its text.
Open the source text and pictures
Listen with a purpose
- Listen to the full story one time.
- Read the source text.
- Listen to the story again.
- Compare possession of knowledge with use of knowledge.
- Write one sentence about the result.
For the first pass, keep the source text closed. For the second pass, compare the words with the pictures. If a word is unclear, return to that sentence. You can stop and continue the recording with the audio controls.
Two questions
- Where does Anansi first tie the pot?
- Who suggests a better position?
Show the answers
- He ties it to his stomach.
- His son suggests the change.
Discuss the story
The pot represents shared knowledge in a folktale. Discuss why a younger person can also give useful advice.
Select one answer above. Find the scene that supports it. Explain how that scene differs from the start of the story. Use the text as evidence. If the text does not answer a question, keep that uncertainty in your discussion.
Credits and reuse
Story: Ghanaian folktale. English recording: Darshan Soni. Source illustrations: Wiehan de Jager. Provider: Storybooks Korea / Global Storybooks.
Source story and recording: CC BY 3.0. The recording is unchanged. BookAud wrote this separate guide. Licensed content is not labeled as public domain.