2026-10-08 13:40 UTC
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social from my distant culture of origin, there are folktales from the Akan people of West Africa centered on a trickster character named Anansi who is an anthropomorphic spider. [1]
There are similar stories told about a rabbit that trace back to other African peoples. Those stories came to America with the slave trade and became Brer Rabbit stories. [2]
In both cases, the most authentic versions are spoken, not written:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UAWbeRkwwc
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@raganwald@social.bau-ha.us 2026-10-08 13:41
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br'er_Rabbit