
This lively collection comes from West Africa, a place 'where stories grow on trees'.Here are the famous tricksters: Hare, Tortoise, and the greatest of them all - Ananse the spider.The stories are full of larger-than-life characters and situations; and include the tale of how Ananse got his thin waist, how Crocodile learnt his lesson, and how Monkey managed not to get eaten by Shark.